crewel
- noun
- /ˈkruːəl/
- Specialized
:
bordado de lana
- I slipped the coins into my crewel-worked pocket that I wore around my waist.
- crewel work
Examples
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I learned to create beautiful designs using crewel embroidery in my sewing class.
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I went back to my crewel work.
Fiction book (1994) -
I sat with her, working on the crewel petticoat for Mama.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'd been sitting in the background doing some crewel work, as Mrs. Shippen had taught me in my spare hours this past week.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was making a beautiful crewel-worked petticoat, a surprise for Mama.
Fiction book (1994) -
It was so much a part of them by now that they picked it up, like Hannah picked up her crewel work, whenever they had an idle moment together.
Fiction book (1994) -
Starling's gaze is drawn by an old crewel-work "sampler" framed on the wall by the old woman's chair.
Fiction book (2001) -
The vibrant flowers on the crewel bedspread added a cozy touch to the room.
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She showcased her talent by displaying her intricate crewel work at the craft fair.
Synonyms
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4.7
Decoration on cloth made by sewing thread into raised patterns
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3.4
Work done by sewing or embroidery and things made in this way
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3.6
Work made by sewing or knitting to make patterns on cloth like a quilt
A type of cloth decoration made by sewing coloured wool thread into raised patterns
A kind of sewing that uses yarn stitched through stiff open canvas to make pictures or patterns
Decorative patterns sewn by hand rather than by machine
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crewel also came to mean the style of embroidery worked with that wool yarn, so a crewel piece or tapestry is one decorated with loose wool stitches.