needlewoman

From needle +‎ woman.

needlewoman (plural needlewomen)

1. A woman who works with a needle; a female embroiderer, sewer, etc.
   • 2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 228:

     Rosie learned to sew too and became a good needlewoman, often sitting up with her mother into the night hours.