needlepoint
noun[U]
uk/ˈniː.dəl.pɔɪnt/us/ˈniː.dəl.pɔɪnt/[U]
theactivityof makingpatternsorpicturesthat consist ofstitchessewnveryclosetogetherdirectlyontocloth:
Sarah does needlepoint while her 2-year-oldwatchesTV.
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[CorU]
apatternofstitchessewnveryclosetogetherdirectlyontocloth, or anobjectmade ordecoratedlike this:
Isatworkingon my needlepoint.
a needlepointcushion
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embroidery(SEWING)
- Barbara took up needlepoint.
- You canknit,crochet, or do needlepoint just aboutanywhere.
- Originally apainter, he alsocreatesneedlepoint, patchworks, andmosaics.
- There are handcraftedaccessories(fromkeyringstowalletstohandbags) in calf-skin,suedeand needlepoint.
- He gave them a handwoven needlepoint as aweddinggift.
- Scatteredacrossthefurnitureare needlepointpillows.
- a needlepointrug
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- seamstress
- sew
- stitch