Associations to the word «Needlepoint»

Wiktionary

NEEDLEPOINT, noun. (uncountable) A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
NEEDLEPOINT, noun. (countable) An object made using the craft.

Dictionary definition

NEEDLEPOINT, noun. Lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern.
NEEDLEPOINT, noun. Embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry.

Wise words

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