Time put into needlework producing not a lot of note? (8)
I believe the answer is:
crotchet
'not a lot of note?' is the definition.
(short musical note)
'time put into needlework' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'put into' is an insertion indicator.
'needlework' becomes 'crochet' (crochet is a kind of needlework).
't' going within 'crochet' is 'CROTCHET'.
'producing' is the link.
(Other definitions for crotchet that I've seen before include "Quarter of a semibreve" , "In music, it has quarter the time value of a whole note" , "Peacock's castle" , "A note in music equal to half a minim" , "Musical note equal to half a minim" .)