fancywork

The rich powers of her young womanhood longed for occupation, but she could never hypnotize herself with "fancywork."

He'd seen I don't know how many single females and widows who had the fancywork and crochetin' habit; and they sold him everything they had in stock, and promised more.

How well the role’s vocal fancywork will suit her voice in the big house remains to be seen, but one way or the other, she instantly becomes a part of Met history.

They embroider, and do other fancywork, and they sing and play.

There sat Mrs. Buckham in her wheel-chair, surrounded by bright worsteds and fancywork, as busy and smiling as though she had not spent twenty years between that chair and her bed.