1) Patcher 2) Quilter or textile worker 3) Textile factory job 4) Textile joiner 5) Worker at patchwork 
• (n.) A child employed in spinning mill to tie together broken threads. • (n.) One who pieces; a patcher.
A child who worked in a mill joining pieces of thread together.
Pie'cer noun 1. One who pieces; a patcher. 2. A child employed in spinning mill to tie together broken threads.