needlecraft

[ need-l-kraft, -krahft ]

/ ˈnid lˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /

Origin of needlecraft

First recorded in 1350–1400, needlecraft is from the Middle English word nedle craft. See needle, craft

Queen Elizabeth cannot, however, be said to have been in any way a patroness of the art of needlecraft.

Chats on Old Lace and Needlework |Emily Leigh Lowes
Among the many treasures of this exquisite period of needlecraft are the well-known Stuart caskets.

Chats on Old Lace and Needlework |Emily Leigh Lowes
Certainly it is one of the quaintest and most primitive attempts of working pictures by needlecraft.

Chats on Old Lace and Needlework |Emily Leigh Lowes
Needlecraft and embroidery she had learned from his wife; and she was an accomplished needlewoman.

Her Season in Bath |Emma Marshall

The worker of samplers and those advanced in the higher arts of needlecraft had also their little work necessaries.

Chats on Household Curios |Fred W. Burgess

needlecraft

/ (ˈniːdəlˌkrɑːft) /

the art or practice of needlework