Embroidery vs Knitting - What's the difference?
embroidery | knitting |
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
A piece of embroidered fabric.
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The action of the verb to knit ; the process of producing knitted material.
Material that has been, or is being knitted.
As nouns the difference between embroidery and knitting
is that embroidery is the ornamentation of fabric using needlework while knitting is the action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.As a verb knitting is
present participle of knit.embroidery
English
(wikipedia embroidery)Noun
(embroideries)citation, passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}
knitting
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(wikipedia knitting) (en noun)- I find knitting very relaxing.
- She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.