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crewel

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Definition of crewel

as in needlepoint

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Recent Examples of crewel Find these prints in tapestry, crewel work and cut velvet for the biggest impact. — Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 13 June 2023 The client fell in love with a crewel fabric for the great room. — Celia Barbour, House Beautiful, 13 Dec. 2016

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Along with his contributions to the film industry, Morpurgo was an accomplished needlepoint artist.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Outside the film business, Morpurgo was an accomplished needlepoint artist.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of needlepoint

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The walls are decorated with memories, paintings and artwork, like needlework from his wife that depicts cats in their leisure time.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Historians generally say the embroidery was produced by English women, whose needlework was admired throughout Europe and praised in Norman sources after the Conquest.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of needlework

Noun

Bring lunch and a portable, non-messy handwork project — knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross-stitch, quilting, felting, and more — for an informal gathering of makers.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the grip was still the same shape and made of brass, but the cross-stitch pattern was cut by machine rather than hand.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

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