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Sewing machines whirr and seamstresses work 8- to 12-hour days, weaving together American flags.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
His father was a steam train engineer and his mother was a seamstress.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
8 June 2026
By 2023, Shnaider was outsourcing the design of her favorite accessory, by buying the material for a seamstress to design.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Along with recordings, researchers returned with family Bibles, good china, and valuable mementos, including a porcelain pin box given to a Black seamstress by First Lady Edith Wilson.
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Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
His father was a steam train engineer and his mother was a seamstress.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 June 2026
By 2023, Shnaider was outsourcing the design of her favorite accessory, by buying the material for a seamstress to design.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Along with recordings, researchers returned with family Bibles, good china, and valuable mementos, including a porcelain pin box given to a Black seamstress by First Lady Edith Wilson.
—
Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamstress. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
ˈsēm(p)-strəs 
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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