Synonyms for cross-stitch
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kraws-stich, kros- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔsˌstɪtʃ, ˈkrɒs- |
Top 10 synonyms for cross-stitch Other synonyms for the word cross-stitch
Définition of cross-stitch
Origin :- 1710, from cross (adj.) + stitch (v.). As a verb from 1794.
- As in embroidery : noun fancy stitching
- As in embroider : verb add fancy stitching, adornment
- The cross-stitch "tidy" on the back was his mother's handiwork, she had made it when she was fifteen.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Cross-stitch it in a shade darker than the gingham or in white or red.
- Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
- The stitch used for the samplers was usually the cross-stitch (Fig. 87).
- Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
- The Commandments, which the wreath enframes, are worked in cross-stitch.
- Extract from : « Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries » by Marcus Bourne Huish
- The leaves and cover may be sewed together with a cross-stitch.
- Extract from : « Home Occupations for Boys and Girls » by Bertha Johnston
- It is made with cross-stitch embroidery on burlap, silk, or wool canvas.
- Extract from : « Hand-Loom Weaving » by Mattie Phipps Todd
- She could do plain sewing and overcast, cross-stitch and hem-stitch.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Service » by S. D. Gordon
- She began to work in cross-stitch upon a wreath of tulips and roses.
- Extract from : « Foes » by Mary Johnston
- In making up flannel, back-stitch and run the seams, and then cross-stitch them open.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher
- I will send you up some pretty silk for the covers, and you might cross-stitch a little motto if you liked.
- Extract from : « Just Sixteen. » by Susan Coolidge
Antonyms for cross-stitch
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