#21: Hosiery Seamstress
During the 1930s and 1940s, stockings usually featured a visible seam running straight down the back of each leg. Women working in hosiery factories carefully joined delicate nylon or silk pieces so every seam remained perfectly straight from top to bottom. Precision mattered because crooked seams were easy to notice. After circular knitting machines improved during the 1950s and seamless hosiery entered the market, manufacturers no longer needed large numbers of workers dedicated to hand seaming.
