stitchery
Art with thread
Stitchery is needlework or embroidery as a craft or art form.
The term encompasses various techniques—cross-stitch, crewel, needlepoint—and often suggests decorative rather than purely functional sewing: Her grandmother's stitchery hung framed in the hallway.
It can also refer to the resulting work itself: a collection of Victorian stitchery.
Thread-based textile craft
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- samplerSelection for trying
- hoopRigid circular frame
- flossInterdental cleaning strand
needlepoint · beadwork · applique · smocking · bargello · freestyle · goldwork · whitework
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- fabricWoven or knit material
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
floss · yarn · canvas · linen · muslin · bodkin · pin · pattern
Layered fabric stitching
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
macrame · sewing · handicraft · felting · lace-making · patchwork · tatting · canvaswork
Restoring damaged items
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- patchingRepairing by covering
- reweavingMending by interlacing threads
- alterationsChanges made to something
needlework
Thread-based textile craft
floss · needlepoint · beadwork · applique · smocking · bargello · freestyle · goldwork · whitework · blackwork
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
scissors · floss · yarn · canvas · linen · muslin · bodkin · pin · pattern · transfer
quilting
Layered fabric stitching
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
tapestry · macrame · sewing · handicraft · felting · lace-making · patchwork · tatting · canvaswork · needlecraft
mending
Restoring damaged items
backstitch
Overlapping needle technique
- whipstitchQuick edge-finishing loop
- bastingMoistening meat while cooking
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
darning · gathering · seaming · topstitch · overcast · couching · tacking
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- motifRecurring thematic element
border · edging · trim · flourish · detail · adornment · lacework · fancywork · openwork · filigree
- Needlecraftneedlepoint, crewel, crewelwork, quilting, patchwork
- needleworkneedlepoint, needlework, needlecraft, crewelwork, crewel
- fabric picturestapestry, needlepoint, applique, crewel, crewel work
- embroideryFrench knot, needlepoint, crewelwork, blackwork, backstitch
- folk craftsbasketry, basket weaving, quilting, quilts, weaving
- ecclesiastical needleworkopus anglicanum, altar cloth, altar cloths, chasuble, stole
stitcheryknitting
Loop-based textile making
weaving · crocheting · macramé · tatting · lace-making
stitcheryunstitching
Removing sewn connections
unraveling · ripping · tearing · unsewing · shredding
- stitched upClosed with thread
- embroidery stitchesNamed needle-and-thread techniques