| 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) |
| PANE | Word for a strip of cloth originally, later a sheet of glass in a window; or, a block of typically six postage stamps bound to the margin of a booklet, sometimes tete-beche (4) |
| WIRESERVICE | Newspaper news source such as U.P.I. or A.P.: 2 wds. |
| YARN | Thread for embroidery or sewing; sailor's long, incredible tale; or, a general shaggy-dog story (4) |
| CREWEL | Two-ply worsted for embroidery; or, a piece created with said woollen yarn, such as the Bayeux Tapestry (6) |
| 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) |
| AZULEJO | Any one of the typically blue-and-white tiles traditionally used to decorate the buildings and streets of Portugal or Spain (7) |
| BRAID | A trimming of woven silk or entwined ribbons; a plait made up of three or more interlaced strands; embroidery; or, a hairband (5) |
| 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) |
| ANAGRAMS | Words twisted to form other words - you may find a lot of these in a crossword. (8) |
| COLLEGE | Any one of the typically historic Oxbridge buildings including Balliol, Merton and Peterhouse (7) |
| TWIST | A cotton or silk thread; a mixed drink; a spiral-shaped barley sugar, breadstick, sliver of lemon zest or ornament in a wineglass stem; a tangle; or, a bend in a road (5) |
| LACE | From "noose", a cord such as a shoestring or a corset's rat-tail; an ornamental braid; fine openwork of cotton or silk; or, unrelatedly, a dash of brandy added to a coffee/drink (4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| THREAD | Strand of twisted cotton or silk fibres for needlework; helical groove of a screw; or, a series of messages on an internet forum (6) |
| FLOSS | The downy fibres of maize or milkweed; the cover of a silkworm's cocoon; untwisted silk for embroidery; an ostrich feather; cotton candy; dental tape; or, fluff/fuzz generally (5) |
| SEWING | Depicted in The House of Eliott, the general name for a skill, art or craft characteristic of tailoring, dressmaking, embroidery or needlepoint (6) |
| SEPAL | In botany, the typically green and leaf-like parts of the calyx of a flower, enclosing the petals (5) |
| SILK | Natural fibre used for embroidery; or, another word for a spider's gossamer (4) |
