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n. Needlework made with crewel.

n. embroidery made using a crewel

n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen.

n. A kind of embroidery done with crewel usually upon linen, the foundation forming the background.

n. embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn

"Sampler making was a home rather than a school taught industry, going down from mother to daughter along with darning and other processes of the needle, and having no relation, except that of its dexterity, to the distinct style of decorative embroidery called crewelwork, which accompanied it, or even preceded it."

fancywork    embroidery