From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishneedlewomannee‧dle‧wom‧an /ˈniːdlˌwʊmən/ noun (plural needlewomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countable] DLHa woman who is good at sewing
Examples from the Corpus
needlewoman• The anonymous donor, a needlewoman herself, hired it out to film studios in the 1940s.• Just as she had been a conscientious dancer, she now became an equally conscientious needlewoman.• For the more experienced needlewoman, hand-pleated deep headings can give the great satisfaction of creating beautiful curtains with a professional finish.• With the easy-to-use tapes that are available, decorative headings need not present any difficulties to the inexperienced needlewoman. 