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Recent Examples of needlepoint
Saxon Ratliff Saxon Ratliff wearing sunglasses with a Smathers & Branson American flag needlepoint sunglasses strap.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
In addition to canvases, Penny Linn Designs sells needlepoint accesories and tools, like scissors, needles and wicker bags to hold them in.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
For Rico Nasty, extreme was the name of the game, with some needlepoint glam by way of her acupuncturist.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
The result of that was a ton of new needlepoint designers.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
In addition to canvases, Penny Linn Designs sells needlepoint accesories and tools, like scissors, needles and wicker bags to hold them in.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
For Rico Nasty, extreme was the name of the game, with some needlepoint glam by way of her acupuncturist.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
The result of that was a ton of new needlepoint designers.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needlepoint
Noun
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It’s finished with three-quarter-length sleeves and a cross-stitch inset at the neckline.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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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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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
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In girls’ schools in the later 18th and early 19th centuries, for example, family records were a familiar template for learning needlework.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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