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Recent Examples of needlepoint
The result of that was a ton of new needlepoint designers.
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Megan Sauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
People want to hang out and bake bread and needlepoint and listen to folk music like yeah.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
This bespoke needlepoint cushion can be personalised with your choice of message.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Consider a chic needlepoint pillow stitched with the songwriter’s lyrics or a coffee table book that catalogs her personal style.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Megan Sauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
People want to hang out and bake bread and needlepoint and listen to folk music like yeah.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
This bespoke needlepoint cushion can be personalised with your choice of message.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Consider a chic needlepoint pillow stitched with the songwriter’s lyrics or a coffee table book that catalogs her personal style.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for needlepoint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needlepoint
Noun
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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
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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
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And as Bang Bang says, the robot is often more precise with its needlework.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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For decades the jewelry house Tane México 1942 has translated its Mexican heritage and identity into silver, drawing inspiration from items as diverse as kernels of corn, Oaxacan needlework and even Frida Kahlo’s signature braids.—
Janelle Conaway,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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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
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“Needlepoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needlepoint. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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