- needlepoint embroidery
- nounembroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry• Syn: ↑needlepoint• Hypernyms: ↑embroidery, ↑fancywork• Hyponyms: ↑gros point, ↑petit point
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
needlepoint embroidery
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needlepoint — noun 1. lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern • Syn: ↑point lace • Hypernyms: ↑lace 2. embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry • Syn: ↑needlepoint embroidery … Useful english dictionary
Needlepoint — cushion Needlepoint is a form of counted thread embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas. Most needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas. Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, many… … Wikipedia
Embroidery — is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Sewing machines… … Wikipedia
Embroidery hoop — Embroidery hoops and frames are tools used to keep fabric taut while working embroidery or other forms of needlework. HoopsAn embroidery hoop or (earlier) tambour frame consists of a pair of concentric circular or elliptical rings. The larger… … Wikipedia
Embroidery thread — is yarn that is manufactured or hand spun specifically for embroidery and other forms of needlework.Threads for hand embroidery include: [Reader s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework . The Reader s Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0… … Wikipedia
needlepoint — [nēd′ lpoint΄] n. 1. embroidery done with wool thread on canvas, used for upholstery, decorative hangings, pillow covers, etc. 2. a kind of lace made on a paper pattern, with a needle instead of a bobbin: in full needlepoint lace … English World dictionary
needlepoint — ► NOUN 1) closely stitched embroidery worked over canvas. 2) (also needlelace) lace made by hand using a needle rather than bobbins … English terms dictionary
embroidery — [n] fancy stitching adornment, appliqué, arabesque, bargello, brocade, crewel, crochet, cross stitch, decoration, lace, lacery, needlepoint, needlework, quilting, sampler, tapestry, tatting, tracery; concepts 218,259 … New thesaurus
needlepoint — needlepointer, n. /need l poynt /, n. 1. embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern. adj. 2. done or executed in needlepoint: a needlepoint cushion. 3. noting a lace (needlepoint lace) in which a needle works… … Universalium
embroidery — /em broy deuh ree, dree/, n., pl. embroideries. 1. the art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle. 2. embroidered work or… … Universalium
