any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet
fancywork in American English
(ˈfænsiˌwɜrk)
noun
embroidery, crocheting, and other ornamental needlework
fancywork in American English
(ˈfænsiˌwɜːrk)
noun
ornamental needlework
Word origin
[1800–10; fancy + work]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gong, isolate, jumbo, peripheral, studio