| FITTING | Appropriate stage of dressmaking (7) |
| STEWING | Time to get stuck into a bit of dressmaking or cooking? (7) |
| RUCHE | Regret the church is included for a bit of dressmaking (5) |
| YOKE | A bit of dressmaking that may harness one to work (4) |
| PATTERN | Repeated decorative design such as any of those by William Morris or Charles Voysey; or, a set of instructions for dressmaking, tailoring or knitting (7) |
| PARAGON | A model of excellence; a perfect diamond; an old word for a black marble; or, camlet for dressmaking or upholstery (7) |
| COUTURE | High-fashion dressmaking (7) |
| TEXTILE | Silk, gingham, linen or ticking, a general word for a woven cloth studied in fashion and used in tailoring, dressmaking or upholstery (7) |
| NEEDLES | Implements in various forms for practices or activities including acupuncture, upholstery, knitting, dressmaking and tailoring (7) |
| TACKING | ____ stitch, a long, loose temporary one used in dressmaking (7) |
| OUTDURE | It was to last longer than daughter getting into dressmaking with no introduction |
| SAMITES | Rich silk fabrics with gold and silver threads used for dressmaking in the Middle Ages |
| GODET | In dressmaking, one of a series of triangular inserts forming peplum silhouettes of skirts, jackets or tops (5) |
| SEWING | Depicted in The House of Eliott, the general name for a skill, art or craft characteristic of tailoring, dressmaking, embroidery or needlepoint (6) |
| TAPE | A thin strip of cotton or linen for binding, fastening or for embroidering with one's name; a length of cellulose for sticking; a long cloth or metal ruler for carpentry, dressmaking, tailoring etc; a |
| SHIRR | Word for "bake", as in eggs in pots, aka A"ufs en cocotte; or, in dressmaking, a series of gathers made by means of elasticated thread (5) |
| HAUTECOUTURE | Expensive dressmaking (French) (5,7) |
| PINKINGSHEARS | Dressmaking scissors (7,6) |
| HABITFORMING | Dressmaking in convent could become addictive (5-7) |
| TAILORSDUMMY | Dressmaking aid (7,5) |
