cross-stitch

Example Sentences

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Chatinas learn to cross-stitch as young girls because embroidering birds and flowers has a spiritual meaning.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

She is also an avid churchgoer, with a knack for arts and crafts — including embroidery, cross-stitch and painting — and, of course, cooking and baking.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022

I won’t reveal the contents of the final section; that would unravel Diaz’s careful cross-stitch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Etsy wouldn’t say how many Russian shops were closed, but it’s clear that cross-stitch is popular in the country, and crafters abroad have benefitted from Russian designs for sale online.

From The Verge • Mar. 28, 2022

Somehow, by not mentioning his name, she knew that she had drawn him into the tousled intimacy of that blue cross-stitch afternoon and the song from the tangerine transistor.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy