Antonyms for cross-stitch

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kraws-stich, kros-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔsˌstɪtʃ, ˈkrɒs-

harm

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for cross-stitch

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