Needlewoman (10)
I believe the answer is:
seamstress
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">needlewoman</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that needlewoman can be written as seamstress)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for seamstress that I've seen before include "sewer" , "Midinette" , "Dressmaker" , "Woman who sews for a living" , "needlewoman" .)