| FAIRISLE | Around part of eye, note the foreign pattern of stitches (4,4) |
| CROCHET | Needlework in which the yarn is looped into a pattern of stitches by means of a hooked needle (7) |
| CORNMEAL | In part of eye, mark opening of lens - it's been ground |
| THEIRISH | Supposedly lucky people seen in part of eye hospital (3,5) |
| ROW | A spell of sculling; the distance oared; a raucous quarrel; or, a drill of vegetable plants, line of stitches, queue of people, rank of chess squares, tier of seats or other orderly file (3) |
| WALE | A raised line or ridge, whether on the skin, the surface of corduroy or in the form of a row of stitches (4) |
| GAUGE | Measure of the number of stitches in one inch of fabric (5) |
| TENSION | The degree of tautness of stitches in machine sewing or the dial for regulating this (7) |
| SUTURE | A row of stitches holding together the edges of a surgical incision (6) |
| SUTURES | Rows of stitches holding together the edges of surgical incisions (7) |
| SEAM | Old word for a piece of sewing work; a line of stitches where two pieces of fabric become one; said join's ornamentation; or, a wrinkle (4) |
| SAMPLER | Piece of embroiderer's work, first of stitches larger? (7) |
| HANDIWORK | Line of stitches I'd reversed in piece of wool knitting |
| CASTSON | Makes the first row of stitches in knitting |
| TOPSTITCH | Row of stitches on right side of garment (9) |
| ARTNOUVEAU | Decorative style of gold pinning torn off part of eye (3,7) |
| IRISH | Tongue and part of eye itch at the bottom |
| BROWN | Colour part of eye with end of crayon |
| STYE | Eye problem in a way - part of eye obscured |
| IRIS | One will almost get up to the coloured part of eye (4) |
