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Recent Examples of cross-stitch
Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
It’s finished with three-quarter-length sleeves and a cross-stitch inset at the neckline.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 31 July 2025
Appliqué, embroidery, embossing, printing, cross-stitch, patchwork and leather marquetry are among the many techniques that have been applied over the years to the Puzzle, itself a feat of artisanal engineering given its novel cuboid construction.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The ring of cross-stitch Xs spins as the wearer moves the wrist while the central disc featuring the hands and Tiffany & Co. logo remained fixed.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
The Scheels Sweater Weather Collection features four tumblers in royal maroon, peacock blue-green, baby pink with white polka dots and white with red cross-stitch patterns.
—Ada Tseng, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Tatiana tended to her large acreage of farmland and often spent her evenings knitting socks or crafting complex cross-stitch patterns of landscapes, animals and ballerinas.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Photo: Oscar Foster-Kane A cross-stitch armchair by Pierre Chareau.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 July 2024
Anthropologie's Annie mug quite literally screams mom (but in a subtle way) with a textured feel that is meant to resemble cross-stitch.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2020
Noun
Nana taught me to cross-stitch and tat; Papa taught me how to hit a golf ball and drive a lawn mower.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
It’s finished with three-quarter-length sleeves and a cross-stitch inset at the neckline.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 31 July 2025
Appliqué, embroidery, embossing, printing, cross-stitch, patchwork and leather marquetry are among the many techniques that have been applied over the years to the Puzzle, itself a feat of artisanal engineering given its novel cuboid construction.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The ring of cross-stitch Xs spins as the wearer moves the wrist while the central disc featuring the hands and Tiffany & Co. logo remained fixed.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
The Scheels Sweater Weather Collection features four tumblers in royal maroon, peacock blue-green, baby pink with white polka dots and white with red cross-stitch patterns.
—Ada Tseng, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Tatiana tended to her large acreage of farmland and often spent her evenings knitting socks or crafting complex cross-stitch patterns of landscapes, animals and ballerinas.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Photo: Oscar Foster-Kane A cross-stitch armchair by Pierre Chareau.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 July 2024
Anthropologie's Annie mug quite literally screams mom (but in a subtle way) with a textured feel that is meant to resemble cross-stitch.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-stitch
Noun
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Over the course of 15 years, Carmella created about 100 varieties of needlepoint eyes (among other imagery) that Carney and Ross would finish with vintage frames and then sell, via their website and shop in Boston, to collectors around the world.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The home retains original features like wide plank floors and a fireplace, alongside family heirlooms and Gretchen Clark's needlepoint.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Displayed in the same first-floor gallery, Because (2018) comprises artworks composed of photographs in wooden frames under a curtain embroidered with a phrase explaining what triggered her photographic act.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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It is also embroidered and overprinted on a graphic T-shirt, and woven into a soft, tonal allover jacquard pattern in a silk blend.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The history of needlework and women from prehistoric times onward is embedded in the scraps and pieces of fabric that have been preserved.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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In Pakistan particularly, and South Asia as a whole, scores of craftswomen are engaged in age-old hand embroidery and needlework techniques which have kept a number of ancient crafts alive.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The Ganges has been a center of trade and devotion for centuries, the Brahmaputra feeds tea estates and wildlife-rich floodplains, and Kerala’s canals knit together fishing towns and rice paddies.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cut two ways, it will be shown in lace with a sheer jersey lining and in a silver metallic knit resembling the chainmail of the Knights Templar.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Find these prints in tapestry, crewel work and cut velvet for the biggest impact.—
Erin Hayes Burt,
Dallas News,
13 June 2023
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Elizabeth Cooper, another Bay Area designer, highlighted furry alternatives such as alpaca (see the Arhaus pillow at right), while Bethesda, Md., designer Marika Meyer likes the tactility of crewel embroidery.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2020
Verb
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After recording the second out of the inning, the right-hander was unable to finish the frame.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both judges advised Elaine to finish her movements completely.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Prayer Shawl Ministry, for anyone who enjoys knitting or crocheting, is looking for folks who enjoy making prayer shawls and squares, baby blankets and hats to minister to others.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Toni dress, for example, was shaped and completed entirely through knitting and crocheting.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Cross-stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-stitch. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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