seamstress
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She traces her relationship with making clothes back to being the eldest child of a seamstress.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
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
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
"We have invented Mildred, the rebel seamstress from the 11th Century," she says.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 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
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