1. a basket used to hold materials for needlework, sewing, or other handicrafts

Examples

• She kept her knitting needles and yarn in a wicker workbasket.
• The antique workbasket contained spools of thread and embroidery floss.
• My grandmother’s workbasket was always filled with quilting supplies.
• I organized my cross-stitch patterns in my new workbasket.
• The workbasket sat beside her favorite chair where she did her needlepoint.
• She carried her workbasket to the sewing circle meeting.