| YARN | Thread for embroidery or sewing; sailor's long, incredible tale; or, a general shaggy-dog story (4) |
| STRAND | Any one of the typically six cotton or silk filaments twisted to form thread for embroidery; or, a poetic word for a beach or shore (6) |
| NEEDLEWORK | Embroidery or sewing, eg |
| PURL | Hot spiced ale; an eddy or ripple; a babbling sound of a shallow brook; a knitting stitch; or, twisted gold or silver wire thread for embroidery (4) |
| GOLDTHREAD | Purl- or zari-like silk yarn wound with gilded wire for embroidery or weaving; or, a wild flower in the buttercup family with slender yellow roots resembling said strand (4,6) |
| SILK | Natural fibre used for embroidery; or, another word for a spider's gossamer (4) |
| CREWEL | Fine worsted yarn used for embroidery or tapestry (6) |
| YARNS | Spun threads for knitting or sewing (5) |
| BOBBINS | Spools for lacemaking or sewing machines; shuttles for weaving; narrow braids, cords and other such passementerie; or, bars on strings for raising door latches (7) |
| TAPE | Thin strip of material such as linen, cellulose or webbing for bookbinding, crafting or sewing; or, a ribbon across a finish line (4) |
| TUCKER | A woman's lace yoke worn at the neck, as opposed to a man's "best bib" a fuller; Australian grub, nosh or scoff; a person or sewing machine attachment that folds or pleats; or, a Grange Hill character |
| LOOP | Circular frame-like item used for needlepoint, embroidery or tapestry; or, another name for a croquet arch (4) |
| CHENILLE | A thick, soft, tufty silk or worsted velvet cord or yarn, used in embroidery, or to make fabric or trimmings (8) |
| ZARI | Gold or silver thread used for Indian embroidery or brocade (4) |
| STITCH | Small loop or turn of yarn such as a bargello in embroidery or a purl in knitting; or, a book fastening made with thread (6) |
| CRAFT | A skilled trade or its collective artisans; a creative activity involving handiwork such as embroidery or pottery; or, a boat or ship (5) |
| CANVAS | A boat's sails; a boxing ring's floor; cloth for embroidery; an oil painting or its ground; or, a tent/group of tents, each made from the cotton- or hemp-based fabric of the same name (6) |
| BULLION | Word, from "mint" and "simmer", through the notion of "melting", for precious metals in the form of ingots before coining; gold or silver generally; or, a braid or fringe of twisted argentine or golde |
| ROLL | Strip of fabric or leather with pockets and pouches for tools, pens/pencils or sewing items (4) |
| TINS | Containers for cookies or sewing supplies |
