work·bas·ket

[wurk-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
noun
a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.

Origin:
1735–45; work + basket

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workbasket

noun
container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) 
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She sat in her chair with her workbasket beside it, her rug spread across her lap.
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