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embroidery

[em-broi-duh-ree, -dree] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ də ri, -dri /


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Former mill worker Linda McTigue worked in the building when she was 17 years old and worked in a department that made embroidery silk yarn.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

She hosts monthly arts and crafts workshops including activities like scrapbooking, punch needle embroidery and clay art.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Over the next 13 months, Buechel joined more Ace Camps trips: to Eswatini to learn batik and basketweaving, and Portugal to study embroidery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The embroidery flew into the air and out the door.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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