What is another word for needlepoint?

Pronunciation: [nˈiːdə͡lpˌɔ͡ɪnt] (IPA)

Needlepoint, a traditional form of embroidery, has been passed down for generations as a beloved pastime. While it is often referred to as needlepoint, the term embroidery is commonly used as a synonym. Other synonyms for needlepoint include canvaswork, tapestry stitchery, and petit point. Each of these terms refers to the process of using a needle and thread to create a decorative design on a canvas fabric. Tapestry stitchery particularly refers to the use of long, horizontal stitches to resemble a tapestry, while petit point refers to the use of tiny stitches, creating a smaller and more detailed image. Regardless of what you call it, needlepoint is a timeless art that can be enjoyed by all ages.

What are the hypernyms for Needlepoint?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Needlepoint?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for needlepoint (as nouns)

Usage examples for Needlepoint

Carefully he fastened the needlepoint of a wall tube into Glenna's vein and another into Hurd's.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.
1888. Ancient needlepoint and Pillow Lace.
"Chats on Old Lace and Needlework"
Emily Leigh Lowes
It is assumed that it is to the nuns of Italy we owe the succeeding elaboration of Reticella, "needlepoint," the long, placid hours spent in the quiet convent gardens, lending themselves to the refinement and delicacy which this exquisite fabric made necessary.
"Chats on Old Lace and Needlework"
Emily Leigh Lowes

Famous quotes with Needlepoint

  • I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint.
    Ethel Merman
  • A culture is no better than its woods,” Auden writes. Fortunately for him, a book of poetry can be better than its poems. Two-thirds of is non-Euclidean needlepoint, a man sitting on a chaise longue juggling four cups, four saucers, four sugar lumps, and the round-square: this is what great and good poets do when they don’t even bother to write great and good poems, now that they’ve learned that—it’s Auden’s leitmotif, these days—art is essentially frivolous. But a little of the time Auden is essentially serious, and the rest of the time he’s so witty, intelligent, and individual, so angelically skillful, that one reads with despairing enthusiasm, and enjoys Auden’s most complacently self-indulgent idiosyncrasy almost as one enjoys Sherlock Holmes’s writing Victoria Rex on the wall in bullet holes.
    Randall Jarrell

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