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Meanings of needlework in English

Russian
вышивание и плетение
Catalan
treball d'agulla
Wikidata

Craft of creating or decorating objects using needle and thread.

        вышивание и плетение
        Portuguese
        bordado
        Catalan
        costura
        Spanish
        labor

        Work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle.

              bordado
              Usage of needlework in English
              1
              By 1846 instruction in needlework had been begun in earnest in England.
              The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con...
              2
              Mrs. Rothesay was sitting in the sunshine, engaged in some delicate needlework.
              Olive: A Novel
              3
              Presently she came in, bringing some needlework; Rosie and Walter with her.
              Grandmother Elsie
              4
              Rachael entered the library with a piece of needlework in her hand.
              The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Ha...
              5
              She shall be brought unto the King in a vesture of needlework.
              Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
              6
              Art needlework was the most striking exhibit by women in that department.
              Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
              7
              She spent her time doing needlework of the indigenous birds of France.
              The new yorker
              8
              She could do fine needlework and the fancy stitches of the day.
              A Little Girl in Old Boston
              9
              She wears copies of the latest French fashions, constructed in needlework class.
              The crimson petal and the white
              10
              Setting aside her needlework, Miss Peregrine rose and hobbled to the window.
              Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
              11
              The gorget when worn by women was enriched with lace and needlework.
              Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
              12
              One has a lot of opportunities doing one's needlework round the fire.
              Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
              13
              Some needlework over which she had been busy fell to the floor.
              A Girl in Ten Thousand
              14
              She was mighty proud of her needlework and A B C performances.
              Letters from the Cape
              15
              She goes out to needlework by the day now-toearn her living.
              An Iceland Fisherman
              16
              At the window a young girl, her ward, sat at her needlework.
              The Queen Of Spades
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              Translations for needlework
              Portuguese
              bordado
              Spanish
              labor
              Needlework through the time
              Needlework across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common