lapboard
Portable writing surface
A lapboard is a flat board placed across the lap to provide a writing or working surface, used especially when seated without access to a desk or table.
Before the convenience of portable desks and folding tables, lapboards were common for tasks like sewing, letter writing, or schoolwork.
She balanced the lapboard on her knees and continued her embroidery.
Blank pages for jottings
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- journalRecord of daily events
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
handwriting · calligraphy · letter · correspondence · essay · composition · scribble · inkwell
Lacking mass or importance
- foldableAble to bend flat
- compactTightly packed together
- cushionedMade softer or gentler
- adjustableAble to be changed
travel-friendly · mobile · ergonomic · tilted · angled · padded · carry handle · bed tray
Thread-based textile craft
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- fabricWoven or knit material
stitching · thimble · pincushion · seamstress · tailoring · mending · hemming · darning
Hasty informal drawing
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
pastel · doodle · portrait · shading · hatching · stipple · contour · figure drawing
Loop-based textile making
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- leatherworkCrafting with treated hides
macramé · cross-stitch · needlepoint · lacemaking · hobby · handwork
notebook
Blank pages for jottings
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- journalRecord of daily events
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
penmanship · handwriting · calligraphy · letter · correspondence · essay · composition · scribble · inkwell · quill
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
adjustable · travel-friendly · mobile · ergonomic · tilted · angled · padded · carry handle · bed tray
needlework
Thread-based textile craft
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
fabric · stitching · thimble · pincushion · seamstress · tailoring · mending · hemming · darning · appliqué
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- illustrationPicture explaining something
graphite · pastel · doodle · portrait · shading · hatching · stipple · contour · figure drawing · gesture
knitting
Loop-based textile making
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
leatherwork · macramé · cross-stitch · needlepoint · lacemaking · hobby · handwork
lapboardtable
Horizontal furniture surface
desk · writing desk · pedestal desk · workbench · secretary desk
board, lap, keyboard, laps, boarding, dashboard, lapping, clipboard, lapped