Crossword clues for needlecraft
The Collaborative International Dictionary
needlecraft \needlecraft\ n.
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An article or articles created or assembled by needle and thread; needlework.
Syn: needlework.
The art, process, or occupation of creating objects with needles, such as in crocheting, embroidery, quilting, or tapestry.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The art or process of working with a needle esp. in embroidery or needlepoint. 2 (context countable English) The product of such art or process. 3 (context uncountable English) The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.
WordNet
n. a creation created or assembled by needle and thread [syn: needlework]
work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle [syn: needlework]
Usage examples of "needlecraft".
The maidenly arts of needlecraft were as safe a subject as she could think of, and she was grateful for that.
I know my feelings, but my grandmother knew I was meant for herblore, not needlecraft or weaving.
Dorhaniya had left her enough to live on, she had said after the funeral, and her own skill at needlecraft would help.
A frame containing a partly worked piece of needlecraft stood in the strong light by the window.
The needlecraft poised, rose ponderously, gaining speed as it left Earth.
While others tried to interest her in needlecraft and cooking, Mycelle had walked with Elena, hand in hand, through the fields.
Annais was portrayed as an educated young woman with admirable skills of needlecraft and music.
I happen to be acquainted with one of the greatest practitioners of needlecraft alive today, and to demonstrate just a fraction of her skill to you, I have this modest footstool, which I made and which she decorated expressly for you.
A piece of needlecraft rolled through the doorway of the web chamber and scrambled up the coverlet like a live creature, to give her hands something to work upon.
Some of the superstitions connected with needlecraft were based on the principles of magic defined by the great nineteenth-century scholar Sir James Fraser.
Annie was examining the needlecraft kits and wondered if they would be relaxing or frustrating to do.
It was an odd image, as Annie had never thought of her mother doing needlecraft before, though she knew she made her own clothes, and they were always beautifully embroidered.
He looked for the shockfront and saw far off the fire lickings where the jumpship and the needlecraft had been.