Person who does needleworking, especially as an occupation.
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Examples for "needlewoman"
Examples for "needlewoman"
1She was a very clever needlewoman, expert in the mysteries of dressmaking.
2Frances Baudoin heaved a long sigh, and fell almost lifeless into the needlewoman's arms.
3I'm an excellent needlewoman and a fair cook, but I was never much for books.
4The needlewoman hung down her head, overcome with confusion.
5I never knew you were such a needlewoman, Hetty.
1Arachne, a most industrious needleworker, had the audacity to contest against Pallas, the goddess of the art of weaving.
2In appliqué the craft to the needleworker is not carried to its limit, but, on the other hand, it calls for great skill in design.
3Mrs. O'Shaughnessy is the daintiest needleworker I have ever seen; she was taught by the nuns at St. Catherine's in the "ould country."
4Embroidery is usually regarded as strictly a woman's craft, but in the Middle Ages the leading needleworkers were often men.
1Once there was a girl, as there are many to-day, and she was a good needle-worker, and could make a beautiful cloak in one day.
2In the same city on the same day a year later, women needle-workers went on strike to end sweatshops and child labour.
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