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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

She also has a fan in first lady Melania Trump, who likes her elegant yet traditional dresses with indigenous embroidery, the people say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Fortunately, Byrne’s professional life is rich enough to require no offscreen embroidery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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 wanted to disappear; I had looked around the shop, and the embroidery on the saris was very fine.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan




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