I wonder what term hand embroiderers use to describe themselves in print? We don't really 'sew' as such, but we certainly 'stitch' and do lots of it too.
I must admit, I'd never even thought of what to call my machine related activites until I came here but then if I'm talking about machine sewing/tailoring I've always said that 'I'm a sewer' which is fine if it's heard. It's only in print that the word becomes somewhat confusing depending on the context.