needlewoman

English Thesaurus

1. someone who makes or mends dresses (noun.person)

hypernym	:	garment worker, garment-worker, garmentmaker,
definition	:	a person who makes garments (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	betsy griscom ross, betsy ross, ross,
definition	:	American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) (noun.person)