0 the activity of making patterns or pictures that consist of stitches sewn very close together directly onto cloth:
She did learn domestic skills such as household management and the needle arts of embroidery, needlepoint, sewing, spinning, and weaving.
It was also used as a ground fabric for needlepoint.
Needlepoint refers to a particular set of stitching techniques worked upon stiff openwork canvas.
The degree of detail in needlepoint depends on the thread count of the underlying mesh fabric.
She has ladylike pastimes: needlepoint, cake decorating, and arranging tea roses.
Linen thread was used by nuns to make needlepoint lace.
This rug was credited in numerous news articles to be a masterpiece in needlepoint.
Because of its picturesque form and location, it is often the subject of photographs, paintings, drawings, and even of needlepoint illustrations.
