Seamstress Pillows

Big needle in a hay stack.

A tailor measuring a jacket.

"Have ye seen a whale that matches this swatch?"

'I knew there was part of the pattern missing!'

Sewing Machines in Surgery

I quilt therefore I am

Pin Cushion to roll of cotton: 'Hi! I'm a pin cushion! I love my job!' Pin Cushion's reply: 'MASOCHIST!'

Sportknitting

"....And Mother Yancy will be assisting the reattachment team this morning..."

'I wonder if this needle will do....'

A woman needlepoints a barcode.

Great Moments in Computer History: Betsy Ross sews the first bar code.

Birthday Suit Alterations

Sew on a sequin!

'Hereafter you sew your own buttons on your suits of armor. This is the tenth needle I've ruined tonight.'

Her Flag project near completion, Betsy Ross ponders a patriotic way to represent the colonies when inspiration suddenly strikes her.

Old lady threading a needle - thinks they make the eyes smaller than they used to

A tailor measuring a large man

Bring me the sail maker!

"Is there a seamstress present?"

"Because I say sew."

Emergency Seamstress

Westminster Seamstress.

Two lovers sitting on a bobbin

Elias Howe

Two victorian women sitting on a bobbin

"It's the third time this week you've asked me to stitch your shirt!"

"No. I can't 'let it out a bit'. It's armour, you'll just have to go on a diet!"

"The government has handed our industry a lifeline. They've instituted a needle exchange."

"Tia Carmen, can you make a new dress for my doll?"

101 uses of a dead cat: pincushion

'Muriel makes all her own clothes out of junk mail.'

'All right, who sewed in the disposable diaper?'

'I knew there was part of the pattern missing!'

'Now, isn't this better than cobbling shoes?'