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embroidery

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


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The full length was hand sewn by Grant to "make it nice and flat as Venezuela walked and I used an embroidery machine to do the edging round the side".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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

The embroidery teacher lost her job in December when the programme was discontinued, as part of broader aid cuts hitting people across Afghanistan.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

I wore a pair of green corduroys and a nice blouse with embroidery around the collar.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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