Synonyms and antonyms of Spinning, weaving and basketry in American Thesaurus

basketry (noun)

baskets and similar objects made by weaving together thin pieces of plastic, wire, or wood

basketry (noun)

the art of weaving baskets

cane (noun)

the stems of some plants dried and woven together to make furniture

distaff (noun)

a small stick used in the past for winding wool around when spinning

interlace (verb)

to weave things together by making them pass under and over each other, or to be woven together in this way

loom (noun)

a machine used for weaving cloth

shuttle (noun)

the part of a loom that pulls the thread from side to side to make cloth

spin (verb)

to twist fibers of a material such as cotton or wool into thread in order to make cloth

spindle (noun)

the part of a spinning wheel that is shaped like a stick and has the new thread spinning round it

spinner (noun)

someone who uses a spinning wheel to make thread from wool or cotton

spinning wheel (noun)

a piece of equipment used in the past for making thread from wool or cotton. It has a large wheel that spins round.

thread (noun)

a long thin fiber used for sewing pieces of cloth together or for weaving

warp (noun)

the strings that go up and down the length of a piece of cloth that someone is weaving. The strings that go across the width are called the weft.

weave (verb)

to make cloth by crossing long threads over and under each other on a machine called a loom

weave (verb)

to make clothes or other material by weaving cloth

weave (verb)

to create an object by weaving

weave (noun)

the pattern that is formed in a cloth when it is woven

weaver (noun)

someone whose job is to weave cloth

weft (noun)

the fibers that lie across a piece of cloth when it is woven. The fibers that run down the cloth are called the warp.

wicker (noun)

long thin pieces of wood that are woven together to make furniture or baskets

wickerwork (noun)

objects made of wicker