Decorative needlework

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fagot \Fag"ot\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fagoted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fagoting .] To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle; also, to collect promiscuously. --Dryden.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in embroidery, 1885, from faggot (n.1) "bundle." So called from the threads tied together in the middle.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches. 2 The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads. n. 1 A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches. 2 The ...