needleworker
- noun
- /ˈniːdəlˌwɜrkər/
:
costurera
- At the local fair, many needleworkers showcased their handcrafted quilts and embroidered pieces.
Examples
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Jantje van der Merwe encourages those needleworkers who have an aptitude for drawing to use subject matter that has a bearing on their personal experiences.
Academic text (2005) -
The needleworker carefully stitched the intricate design onto the fabric using colorful threads.
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Nonetheless, some Protestant females entered careers as teachers and needleworkers rather than marrying.
Academic text (1990) -
In addition to events publicized in the South African press, needleworkers have represented disasters that have been the focus of worldwide media publicity.
Academic text (2005) -
Another tragedy—the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001—would form the subject matter of works made a year later, this time by needleworkers in the group coordinated by Rossinah Maepa, who make their embroideries at home.
Academic text (2005) -
She became a skilled needleworker, creating beautiful garments and home decor using various techniques.
Synonyms
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3.6
A woman who sews clothes for a living
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3.7
A person who makes quilts by sewing pieces of fabric together
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2.3
A person who makes clothes or fabric from yarn using needles
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3.4
A person or machine that sews pieces of cloth together
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5.1
A person who sews patterns and pictures on cloth by hand
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3.5
A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop
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7.0
A woman who sews and fixes clothes for a living
A person or machine that sews patterns onto cloth
A woman who sews decorative patterns on cloth, often as a job
A person who makes clothes by sewing
A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living
A person very skilled at making clothes or quilts
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Needleworker combines needle ('small sharp tool used for sewing') and worker ('someone who works'), so it literally names a person who works with a needle to sew, embroider, or make handcrafts.