cross-stitch
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In the middle of enthusing about a cross-stitch embroidery project, she says, “Don’t roll your eyes at me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A defining moment in their meeting is when Ruth reads part of a Tennessee Williams quote rendered in cross-stitch.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
She had pressed roses from the blue cross-stitch counterpane on her cheek.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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