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.