crewel

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“Showstoppers!” displays 100-odd costumes, as well as a handful of the tools used to make them, like millinery blocks and a 19th-century crewel machine from the embroiderers Penn & Fletcher.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

If you don’t want to graduate to more complicated crafting like cross-stitch or crewel embroidery, there are some latch-hook kits that yield more useful items.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020

While I can sew a reasonable seam by hand — in fact, I was very into crewel and embroidery once upon a time — I don’t have a sewing machine.

From The Verge • Apr. 8, 2020

She says she has seen a huge demand for vintage crewel work and embroidered framed pieces that have motifs such as butterflies or daisies.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2017

We have now named the principal stitches used in hand embroidery, whether to be executed in crewel or silk.

From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess