seamstress
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"I've been travelling for three hours... to get to work," said Tetiana Osypenko, a 49-year-old seamstress whose bus was stuck in a traffic jam.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Eleonora worked in their home as a maid and seamstress, according to records from 1772.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Grant, who has been a seamstress for 15 years, said she was sworn to secrecy after the first phone call which was difficult as she was "not good at keeping secrets".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, Wirun was a straight-A student who studied at one of Thailand's top medical schools.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
“Good,” said the chief seamstress, and the other five had nodded, a synchronized swimming team of flinty approval.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Sorcinelli, aided by 11 seamstresses, displayed the green silk forming the basis of Leo's vestment for Rimini, rolling out the sumptuous fabric onto a long table.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Time and again, the 11th-Century seamstresses who created it - who are believed to have been in England, probably Canterbury - were so skilled that the story they are telling looks like it's in 3D.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
While La Perla ramps up production and prepares for its global relaunch this fall, it’s reconnecting with customers again through trunk shows, but with the seamstresses on site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
At night she stays up late designing and cutting baby clothes to give to seamstresses.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
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