stitchery vs gathering

stitchery and gathering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stitchery	Yes	No	No	No
gathering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gathering is a hyponym of stitchery; that is, gathering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stitchery:

stitchery: needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
gathering: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

Other hyponyms of stitchery include applique, binding, gather, darn, mend, patch, patchwork, stitch.

stitchery (noun)	gathering (noun)
needlework on which you are working with needle and thread	the social act of assembling
	the act of gathering something
	sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
	a group of persons together in one place