A Stitch in Time — No. 5

Across

1. A smooth fiber produced by silkworms (4)

4. A soft plant fiber used to make cloth (6)

6. A piece of fabric used to cover a hole (5)

7. A bed covering stitched from layers of fabric (5)

8. A small finger guard used when sewing (7)

11. The end of a shirt sleeve (4)

12. A slender tool with an eye for thread (6)

Down

2. Make fabric by looping yarn with needles (4)

3. One loop of thread made by a needle (6)

5. A cylinder around which thread is wound (5)

8. A thin strand used for sewing (6)

9. A delicate fabric with an open pattern (4)

10. A small pointed fastener used to hold fabric (3)