stitcher

Examples

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• Nor a carpet stitcher in Bangladesh.

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• I also have many ebook projects designed especially for beginning stitchers.

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• Experienced stitchers also love it.

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• These companies and individuals do finishing for both shops and stitchers.

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• My first cross-stitch magazine was Cross Stitcher from summer/autumn 1995, when I was 10.

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• An encyclopedia of needlepoint and thread information for all stitchers.

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• I didn't actually go to buy fabric, but really, what stitcher is going to walk into a fabric shop and not even take a peek at the fabric?

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• At the factory, the head stitcher ensures that every piece of fabric is sewn together perfectly.

• As a skilled stitcher, she creates beautiful quilts by carefully sewing multiple layers of fabric.

• The stitcher operated the machine with precision, stitching together the parts of the new dress.

Synonyms

S

seamstress

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25 3.6

A woman who sews clothes for a living

is gender neutral and covers any person or machine that sews pieces

S

sewing machine

vsstitcher

24 2.2

A machine that joins cloth or leather with thread

also includes people as well as machines that perform stitching tasks

S

serger

vsstitcher

• Specialized

1 8.4

A sewing machine that trims and finishes fabric edges to stop them fraying

is the general joining action and does not focus on edge finishing

H

hemmer

vsstitcher

1 7.5

A person who folds and sews the edges of clothes

is the more general act of joining pieces, not only finishing edges

N

needlewoman

vsstitcher

• Archaic

1 7.0

A woman who sews and fixes clothes for a living

is the neutral concept that can be a person or machine doing sewing

S

seamer

vsstitcher

6.2

A person or machine that sews pieces of material together

is the more general person or machine that sews any pieces together

S

sewing-machine operator

vsstitcher

3.8

A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop

covers both operators and machines that perform the basic stitching action

G

garmentmaker

vsstitcher

4.9

A person who makes clothes by sewing

is a more general sewing role not limited to complete garment production

S

seamster

vsstitcher

• Archaic

9.1

A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living

is broader, also including machines that join materials with thread

N

needleworker

vsstitcher

5.1

A person who sews or embroiders by hand

focuses more widely on joining material pieces by any sewing method

N

needler

vsstitcher

6.8

A person or machine that sews patterns onto cloth

emphasizes the general act of joining materials with stitches rather than needle use alone

P

piecer

vsstitcher

8.4

A person who sews fabric pieces together to make quilts or patchwork

is broader, applying to joining pieces for any textile product

Q

quilter

vsstitcher

• Specialized

6.6

A machine that stitches the layers of a quilt together

covers stitching tasks beyond layered items, not only quilt assembly

T

tacker

vsstitcher

9.3

A worker who sews long loose stitches to hold clothes before final sewing

refers broadly to making permanent joins rather than temporary fastening

How Automated

sewing machine

24 2.2

stitcher

1 3.4

seamstress

25 3.6

Surface Forms

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Etymology