needledom

English

Etymology

needle +‎ -dom

Noun

needledom (uncountable)

1. The world of sewing.
   • 1870, “The Woman of Business”, in The Fortnightly, volume 13, page 244:

     The Rowley girls, who had hard work to get the colours ready, found invaluable assistants in Mary and Prim, than whom there were not in all needledom experter embroiderers.