needlework

Example Sentences

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Artisans in white coats greeted guests at the Tod's fashion show in Milan Friday, crafting the Made in Italy leather and needlework items for which the company -- and country -- is renowned.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The consistent payoff in Elliott’s production, staged with a pleasingly intentional informality on the Linney Theatre stage at Pershing Square Signature Center, is the care with which Bradshaw sews his own perceptions into Chekhov’s needlework.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

One theory was that Russian Etsy sellers were pirating virtual patterns and reselling them, but designers instead attribute it to a rich tradition of needlework in the country.

From The Verge • Mar. 28, 2022

Nastya said that at home she had worked in restaurants, doing needlework and making handmade carpets.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022

“José Arcadio came back a big man, taller than you, and all covered with needlework, but he only brought shame to our house.”

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez