NEEDLEWORK Synonyms

• needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

• create by looping or crocheting

• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

• two stitches forming a cross or X

• embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other

• elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

• decorative needlework

• needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

• creating knitted wear

• stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design

• a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric

• joining or attaching by stitches

• something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy

• a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

• a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs

• a creation created or assembled by needle and thread

• work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle

• needlework on which you are working with needle and thread