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mags

17th November 2015, 12:12
Seamstress use one, quietly taking third of dresses in afterwards (7)
P?E?T?R
help appreciated
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chrise

17th November 2015, 12:14
pleater?

P - quietly
E third of drEsses
in LATER (after)

The ? is because I don't know what it means!
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arremmay

17th November 2015, 12:18
One who creates pleats in dressmaking ?
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chrise

17th November 2015, 12:21
"Seamstress use one" seems to indicate an object, rather than a person.

Also the words don't agree - should it be "uses"?
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chrise

17th November 2015, 12:23
It does seem to be an object - see
http://www.princess-pleaters.co.uk/
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mags

17th November 2015, 12:26
Thank you both. I think it is pleater. I mistyped mistress instead of mistresses!
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mags

17th November 2015, 12:30
Another typo! Seamstresses!!
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