stitchcraft

English

Etymology

stitch +‎ -craft

Noun

stitchcraft (uncountable)

  1. The craft of stitching.
    • 1996, Helen M. Jewell, Women in Medieval England, page 35:
      Fine embroidery, especially gold threadwork, was of course a specialised skill, done for rich patrons, not the stitchcraft of hovels.
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