I have always referred to a person who sews as a “sewer” (pronounced SO-wer). Much to my surprise, it is spelled the same as “sewer” (pronounced SOO-wer). I noticed that various social media are now referring to a person who sews as a “sewist”. This is a new term to me, and auto correct wants to change it to “sawist” or “sexist”.
I don’t know why I have never previously realized that the spelling was the same. Perhaps it is because I never used the two meanings in the same sentence, or even in the same conversation. I definitely do not want to be referred to as “an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter”, but rather as “someone who sews”.
I can see why somewhere in our world the option to use the word “sewist” has presented itself, but it sounds odd to my ears. And every time I type the word “sewist” the snooty computer underlines it with that horrible little red line telling me that I have misspelled the word. “Don’t you mean “sawist”? Or did you mean “sexist”?” Ugh!
Please leave a comment below of what you think a “person who sews” should be called?
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Handmade By Deby Cadigan 
I have always called a person who sewed a seamstress. I just learned the word sewist in the last year or two. Still sounds odd to me.
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When I was younger I associated the term “seamstress” with someone (specifically female) who sews dresses as opposed to a “tailor” (specifically male) who sews menswear. Of course, those were different times. “Sewist” seems to not be gender specific, which is more encompassing of skills. I may have been too rigid in my thinking.
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i was thinking the same thing. feminine and masculine ! i don’t like how sewer and sewist sounds. maybe we should call someone that sees a sewster. lol
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Sewster! Hahaha!
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I always considered an individual who sues a lot as a “suer”.
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Hahaha!
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