cross-stitch

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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

It’s also even in more mundane ways, in cross-stitch, in crotchet and quilting, creating beauty literally from the scraps on the margins.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 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

She had pressed roses from the blue cross-stitch counterpane on her cheek.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy