stitchwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From stitch + work.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Work produced by stitching.
A Twombly-inspired canvas with slanted scribbles of white on a black background feels less forced, perhaps because Ms. Amer’s stitchwork is closer to line drawing and handwriting than to the splashes of a paintbrush.
2008 June 20, Karen Rosenberg, “Veiled or Naked: Scrutinizing Women’s Roles”, in New York Times: