needlework
Example Sentences
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Artisans in white coats greeted guests at the Tod's fashion show in Milan Friday, crafting the Made in Italy leather and needlework items for which the company -- and country -- is renowned.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Mary Davies, 84, from Downham Market in Norfolk, has dry AMD and can no longer drive or teach macramé - a needlework craft.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023
One theory was that Russian Etsy sellers were pirating virtual patterns and reselling them, but designers instead attribute it to a rich tradition of needlework in the country.
From The Verge • Mar. 28, 2022
Nastya said that at home she had worked in restaurants, doing needlework and making handmade carpets.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022
From the bottom of the suitcase, Liz lifted a folded cloth with some very amateur-looking needlework on it— uneven stitches, mismatched colors, loose threads, snarls.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.