needleworks
Fabric arts collectively
Needleworks is the plural of needlework—crafts done with needle and thread such as embroidery, cross-stitch, quilting, and tapestry.
The plural typically refers to multiple finished pieces or different types of needle-based crafts: The museum displayed needleworks from the colonial period.
Her needleworks hung in every room of the house.
Decorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- samplerSelection for trying
- flossInterdental cleaning strand
- hoopRigid circular frame
canvas · tapestry · monogram · petit point · bargello · blackwork · hardanger · stumpwork
Layered fabric stitching
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
basting · seaming · pleating · gathering · shirring · piping · binding · applique
cross-stitch
Decorative stitching forming X's
hoop · canvas · tapestry · monogram · petit point · bargello · blackwork · hardanger · stumpwork · pulled thread
quilting
Layered fabric stitching
darning · basting · seaming · pleating · gathering · shirring · piping · binding · applique · cathedral windows
tatting
Shuttle-based lace making
- bobbin laceThread twisted around weighted spools
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- filetBoneless piece of meat
chantilly · venetian · insertion · edging · picot · shuttle · doily · collar · trim · bobbin
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- laceworkOrnamental open-weave fabric
- stockinetteElastic knitted fabric
ribbing · colorwork · stranded · brioche · double knitting · gansey · fingering · worsted · circular · gauge
needleworksmetalworking
Shaping raw ore industrially
woodworking · stonework · blacksmithing · carpentry · masonry