noun
embroiderer
Archaic term for a person who embroiders. Not used in modern Japanese; the modern word is 刺繍師 or simply 刺繍をする人.
江戸時代の繍匠は、着物に精巧な刺繍を施した。
Embroiderers in the Edo period applied elaborate embroidery to kimono.
Modern term for an embroiderer, using the common word for embroidery 刺繍.
From 繍 (embroidery) + 匠 (artisan). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now archaic.