dressmaking
dressmaking — noun
1. the craft of cutting, sewing, and designing fabric to create dresses and other g
the craft of cutting, sewing, and designing fabric to create dresses and other garments for women
In dressmaking class, Priya cut silk fabric from a pattern and stitched her first evening dress.
concrete actions: cut fabric from pattern / stitch a dress
The seamstress at the dressmaking shop measured Amara for a bridesmaid dress.
collocation: measure [person] for [garment]
Ravi learned dressmaking from his grandmother, who made clothes for forty years.
Mei learned to read commercial dress patterns and sew straight seams during her apprenticeship.
At the vocational college, Diego made skirts and blouses for his dressmaking certificate.
- sewing
broader term covering any stitching or fabric work, not limited to making garments
- tailoring
refers specifically to making men's fitted clothes, especially suits and jackets
- needlework
broader still, includes embroidery and decorative stitching beyond garment-making
用法筆記
Dressmaking refers specifically to women's garments. For men's clothing, use 'tailoring'; for general fabric work, use 'sewing'. Frequently appears as a compound modifier before nouns ('dressmaking class', 'dressmaking tools').