needlepoint

noun

nee·dle·point ˈnē-dᵊl-ˌpȯint

Synonyms of needlepoint next

: lace worked with a needle over a paper pattern

: embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads

needlepoint adjective

needlepoint lace

needlepoint pillows

needlepoint intransitive verb

needlepointed; needlepointing

They passed the three hours needlepointing, reading and watching the Dodgers lose another game on TV. —

Robert Hilburn

Examples of needlepoint in a Sentence

She sold her needlepoint at the arts and crafts fair. Her hobbies include knitting and needlepoint.

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There is also the option to try the ancient craft of paper marbling or needlepoint and embroidery in the estate’s historic Stables’ Tach Room. —

Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 The forecast had been partly sunny, but raindrops were doing needlepoint on the bridge club’s roof. —

Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 Thelma will bake you cookies and show you her needlepoint. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024 The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday in Shoreline, Washington, according to the AFI and the MB Abram agency. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for needlepoint