crewel
Example Sentences
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The young girl began by embroidering her school aprons with borders of forget-me-nots and mullein pinks, in colored crewels.
From The Development of Embroidery in America by Wheeler, Candace
"And this lovely, lovely screen in crewels, by the Ladies Ringwood, after a picture by Alma Tadema," continued Mrs. Scobel.
From Vixen, Volume I. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
And forgetful of her clay-bespattered habit, Violet sank into one of the satin-covered chairs, and made a wreck of an antimacassar worked in crewels by Mrs. Tempest's own hands.
From Vixen, Volume II. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
In crewels of the best quality the colours are perfectly fast, and will bear being repeatedly washed, provided no soda or washing-powder is used.
From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
A large moderator lamp burned upon Mrs. Winstanley's favourite table—her books and basket of crewels were there, but the lady of the house had retired.
From Vixen, Volume II. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
