Q 01/05

In needlework, what does UFO refer to when a project has sat untouched far longer than any WIP?

A) Unused fabric offcut

B) Untested fibre order

C) Unfinished object

D) Unravelled from outset

Answer · why

C) Unfinished object

Unfinished object is the meaning: a UFO is a project set aside and at risk of never being completed. A WIP, or work in progress, is one the maker is s...

Q 02/05

Which famous hanging, nearly 70 metres long and showing the Norman conquest, is really an embroidery?

A) Bayeux Tapestry

B) Apocalypse Tapestry

C) Devonshire Hunting Tapestries

D) Unicorn Tapestries

Answer · why

A) Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry is stitched onto linen rather than woven, so despite its name it is an embroidery. Its border holds the first known picture of Hal...

Q 03/05

Which sewing tool was dropped as a Monopoly token in 2017, then voted back by the public in 2022?

A) Scissors

B) Thimble

C) Pincushion

D) Tape measure

Answer · why

B) Thimble

The thimble was one of Monopoly's eight traditional metal pieces, and its return pushed out the T-Rex. People who collect thimbles are known as digita...

Q 04/05

Which knitted garment is named after the British earl who led the Charge of the Light Brigade?

A) Raglan

B) Balaclava

C) Jersey

D) Cardigan

Answer · why

D) Cardigan

The cardigan takes its name from James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a general in the Crimean War. Coco Chanel is credited with popularising it for...

Q 05/05

The classic pincushion, often with a small emery-filled strawberry attached, is shaped like which fruit?

A) Apple

B) Pumpkin

C) Tomato

D) Pear

Answer · why

C) Tomato

A tomato is the classic shape, and the strawberry hanging from it holds emery powder, an abrasive that cleans and sharpens pins. The design probably d...