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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

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

Fiber arts like knitting, crocheting, and embroidery have never been completely apolitical.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

When I could get up I sat with Ultima in her room while she did her embroidery work.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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