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How to pronounce needlepoint in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms point lace
Type of lace
Type Words
Synonyms needlepoint embroidery
Type of embroidery, fancywork
Has types gros point, petit point

Examples of needlepoint

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Moribana is secured on kenzan or needlepoint holders, also known as metal frogs.
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The snag, she theorizes, may be that needlepoint requires more time and patience.
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Several of the company's other 160 male drivers crochet, knit and do needlepoint.
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I was thinking a better way would be for you to retire and take up needlepoint.
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They were able to repair the damage, but now the needlepoint is behind Plexiglas.
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Some of the needlepoint pillows were stitched by Vreeland, and others were gifts.
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Similar to quilting, spinning, and needlepoint, knitting became a social activity.
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Handmade or items that look handmade are usually a hit, such as needlepoint items.
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Follett also claimed $807 to have her Chinese needlepoint rug repaired and cleaned.
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More examples
  • Point lace: lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
  • Embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry
  • Needlepoint is a form of counted thread embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas. Most needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas. ...
  • Needlepoint is a form of canvas work created on a mesh canvas. The stitching threads used may be wool, silk, or rarely cotton. Stitches may be plain, covering just one mesh intersection with a single orientation, or fancy, such as Bargello. ...
  • Has a tapestry appearance and has a heavy, ornamental fabric used to make knitting bags and carpetbags.
  • Design employs small elongated stones of similar colour in clusters and arrays of gemstones, where both ends of the stones are pointed.
  • An upholstery covering that is embroidery on canvas.
  • An oval stone ground to fine points at both ends and set in a silver bezel.
  • A rug making technique made with wool yarns worked on canvas using the same method as a needlepoint pillow.