針はり子こ

noun

seamstress; needleworker

Refers to a woman who sews, especially as a profession. Often seen in the compound お針子 (o-hariko) with the honorific prefix.

See also: お針子

• 彼かの女じょは若わかい頃ころ、針はり子ことして働はたらいていた。

  When she was young, she worked as a seamstress.

• お針はり子こさんに着き物ものの仕し立たてを頼たのんだ。

  I asked the seamstress to tailor the kimono.