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  • North Dakota oil patch seamstress is in demand

    Amy Dalrymple - The Forum|Updated Jul 9, 2013

    DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Next to wedding gowns waiting for alterations, seamstress Virginia Wock has 10 bags of oilfield clothing in need of repairs. The owner of alterations business The Perfect Fit in Dickinson is in demand to alter and repair fire-resistant clothing for workers who come to North Dakota from all over the country. "I'm close to 40 states just off the top of my head," Wock, 66, told The Forum newspaper.The fire-resistant coveralls that are required for oilfield...