Refers to works done with one or more needles and thread, yarn or cord. The term generally refers to work done by hand. Needlework includes sewing, embroidery, knitting, and other works. Until the 20th century "plain sewing" was the most widely practiced form of needlework in Western cultures. Most females learned basic sewing and knitting, which was used in the construction of clothing and the finishing of household textiles. With the introduction of machine sewing, needlework done by hand was often limited to decorative work.

needlework(visual works)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
naaldwerk(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
labores de aguja(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
手工繡品(視覺作品)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,,)
手工縫品(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
針線活(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,,)
女紅(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
shou kung hsiu p'in(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
shǒu gōng xiù pǐn(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
shou gong xiu pin(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
susani(P,,U,Persian, Middle-P,UF,U,N)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Objects Facet
........Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name)
............Visual Works (Hierarchy Name)
................<visual works (works)>
....................<visual works by medium or technique>
........................needlework (visual works)

activity/event needing/produced by is....

needleworking(process)

Dutch....	Verwijst naar werken die worden uitgevoerd met een of meer naalden en draad, garen of koord. De term verwijst in het algemeen naar handwerk. Naaldwerk omvat naaiwerk, borduurwerk, breiwerk, en andere vormen van handwerken. Tot de 20ste eeuw was ‘naaien’ de meest beoefende vorm van naaldwerk in westerse culturen. De meeste meisjes en vrouwen leerden de basisbeginselen van naaien en breien, die zij gebruikten voor het maken van kleding en de afwerking van huishoudtextiel. Sinds de opkomst van het machinaal naaien beperkt het handnaaldwerk zich vaak tot decoratief werk.
Spanish....	Se refiere a obras realizadas con una o más agujas y hebras, hilo o cordel, que incluye costura, bordado, puntos y otras obras.
Chinese (traditional)....	指稱以一種以上的針、線、紗或細繩所製作而成的作品。此一詞彙通常是指以手工製成之作品。女紅包含縫紉、刺繡、編織及其他作品。直到二十世紀，「平針縫」是西方文化中最廣為運用的女紅形式。多數女性都學過基本的縫紉和編織，並將這些技法用於縫製衣服及完成家用紡織品。自從機器縫紉問世之後，手工女紅就多限於用在裝飾性作品。

needlework(visual works)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989) needlework
.................	Dillmont, Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework (1996) title; needlework
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Textiles." Accessed 02/23/2001.; needlework
naaldwerk............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
labores de aguja............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:137
手工繡品(視覺作品)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 August 25, 2014
手工縫品............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 August 25, 2014
針線活............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1181
女紅............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	牛津當代大辭典 1229
susani............	[VP]
.................	Brend, Islamic Art (1991) 236
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300264072 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300264072
ASDC Union Catalog： needlework 、naaldwerk 、labores de aguja 、手工繡品 、手工縫品 、針線活 、女紅 、shou kung hsiu p'in 、shǒu gōng xiù pǐn 、shou gong xiu pin 、susani