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Answer for the clue "Do decorative needlework ", 9 letters:
topstitch

Word definitions for topstitch in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context sewing uncountable English) A sewing technique, most often used on garment edges such as necklines and hems, where it helps facings to stay in place and gives a crisp edge. 2 (context countable English) An individual stitch of this kind. vb. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Topstitching is a sewing technique where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment, either decorative or functional. Topsticthing is used most often on garment edges such as necklines and hems, where it helps facings to ...

Usage examples of topstitch.

He studied the other man, taking in his black denim suit with its white topstitching and the boldly striped black and white T-shirt beneath.

Barto had complained about the uneven topstitching in the last shirt she’d made him.