(1) Luckily for me, Will's Grandmother was a professional dressmaker , and as such was willing to put my costume together.(2) Both my grandmothers worked for pay - one as a dressmaker and seamstress and the other as a children's nurse in an orphanage and eventually as a small businessperson.(3) The group consists of 3 families, including seven children and six adults, among them a mechanic, a dressmaker and a teacher, according to the National Justice Secretary.(4) But if you can't afford the king's ransom needed to buy one finger of a glove, then do what I did: take photos of the outfits and get a dressmaker to make them for you.(5) Female solo costumes might seem overpriced until you consider that a dressmaker spends 80 to 120 hours on a single costume.(6) Agreeing to let a dressmaker sew you a blazer will only end in tears.(7) One way we learnt decision making was through the visits of the dressmaker who came to the house and made our clothes.(8) More often than not, I must hire a dressmaker to alter my clothes.(9) Along with dance lessons, there were trips and trips to the dressmaker to have my costumes made and fitted.(10) He was the second oldest of nine children born to John and Mary Ann Quinn, a shoemaker and a talented dressmaker respectively.(11) The cavernous hall is packed to the ducts with exhibitors: bakers, dressmakers , jewelers, DJs, hoteliers, videographers, mortgage brokers.(12) Men also do embroidery, particularly on men's gowns and caps, and work as tailors and dressmakers .(13) Please rest assured that the dressmaking (ironing, hemming) is continuing, although there have been some problems with getting support in certain problem areas.(14) I do not want to go to Bradford to look at books about dressmaking and as a dressmaking tutor I do not want to have to order a book simply by its title alone.(15) For the rich, dressmakers produced the most fashionable garments which often required both machine and hand sewing.(16) Paddy was also responsible for dispatching many sewing machines, which formed the basis of a thriving school for tailoring and dressmaking .
