dressmaking
Example Sentences
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Her family was under the impression she was studying dressmaking and following in the steps of her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
Knowles, who ran a hair salon Headliners and had learned dressmaking, made costumes for the group, while Mathew Knowles quit his job to manage them.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
They came up with a wallcovering collection full of leopard prints, swirling sea agate patterns, and golden Victorian keys and dressmaking scissors.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Ms. Hurtado, too, was supposed to be a seamstress but clandestinely studied painting rather than dressmaking when she was in high school.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2020
She had been running a dressmaking business since the age of sixteen.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
