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stitchery

[ stich-uh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

stitchery

/ ˈstɪtʃərɪ /

First recorded in 1600–10; stitch + -ery

The smock, or shift, was a high garment with long sleeves, often embroidered with black stitchery.

In any case, work over stitchery is more durable than over loose padding such as cotton wool.

All that concerns them on this last-named account will be found in the section devoted to Stitchery.

We do not, nowadays, spend long hours bending over fine stitchery that is destined for no really useful purpose.

The black silk outline stitchery or linen lasted well through the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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