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Definition of Crewel

Crewel
Crewel Crew"el (kr?"?l), n. [Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. [root]26.] Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.

Meaning of Crewel from wikipedia

- Crewel embroidery, or crewelwork, is a type of surface embroidery using wool. A wide variety of different embroidery stitches are used to follow a design...
- Crewel is a 2012 young adult dystopian fantasy novel by Gennifer Albin. The book is Albin's debut novel and is the first entry in her Crewel World trilogy...
- Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the eighth book of the Xanth series. This book is a story within a story...
- often followed suit, though with less dense stitching to preserve scarce crewel wool. Examples of bed hangings can be found in museums and historic homes...
- women are also po****r. Some notable areas are textiles, ****s and rugs, crewel embroidery, phool kari, silverware, woodwork and papier-mâché, etc. Handicraft...
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- the 17th century. The term is usually used today to describe a form of crewel embroidery used for furnishing characterized by fanciful plant and animal...
- without regard to the weave of the underlying fabric. Examples include crewel and traditional Chinese and ****anese embroidery. Counted-thread embroidery...
- historical events on Earth, most notably the Punic wars. First mentioned in Crewel Lye, the Adult Conspiracy is one of the prominent features of the Xanth...
- colors and weights. Threads for hand embroidery include: Crewel yarn (also known as crewel wool or French wool): 26  is a fine 2-ply yarn of wool or...