seamstress
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As more women took traditional corporate jobs outside the home, schools eliminated home-economics programs, which were a steppingstone to becoming a professional tailor or seamstress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Welsh described Hogg as a "punk-rock Paisley seamstress".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Originally from a poor and mountainous district of Bamiyan, Rahesh worked for five years in construction in Iran, where his wife Marzia was a seamstress.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Mia has also identified a seamstress who made persistent errors in the original work.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
She worked as a seamstress, enjoyed quiet times with friends, and hated the mosquito.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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