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crochet, crocheting
needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
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embroidery, fancywork
decorative needlework
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knit, knitting, knitwork
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
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sewing, stitchery
needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
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tatting
needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
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applique
a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
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binding
strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
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candlewick
loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern
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crewelwork
embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
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cross-stitch
embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
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cutwork
embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away
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drawnwork
ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns
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faggoting, fagoting
embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches
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gather, gathering
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
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hemstitch
embroidery similar to drawnwork
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darn, mend, patch
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
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needlepoint, needlepoint embroidery
embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry
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patchwork
sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
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sampler
a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
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smocking
embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
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stitch
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
