Antonyms for cross-stitch


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kraws-stich, kros-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔsˌstɪtʃ, ˈkrɒs-


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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