N.C. seamstress, Gaston College team up to create flame-retardant Army uniform
BESSEMER CITY — A Bessemer City seamstress has teamed with Gaston College to design a prototype flame-retardant Army uniform.Known as “The Squirrel Lady” around town — due to her affinity for the woodland creatures she raises in her backyard — Linda Thompson threaded her beginnings as a seamstress in her teens. She considers herself “just a country girl hillbilly” who started sewing by hand and made her first housecoat when she was 15. […]
