embroidery
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However, the British Museum said the embroidery was "virtually unchanged" with thread breaks, measuring a few millimetres at most, not considered significant damage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
It will have a modern bohemian—or “boho”—aesthetic, and items are mostly made of natural fabrics like cotton and include more embroidery and pleating details, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In the middle of enthusing about a cross-stitch embroidery project, she says, “Don’t roll your eyes at me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The BBC's Katie Razzall reports from outside the museum as the 70-metre long embroidery arrives in the dead of night.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s white and has light blue embroidery around the neckline.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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Then, there are rare Indo-Portuguese embroideries and some Haji Rumals - embroidered religious cloth once exported to Indonesia and parts of the Arab world as a headdress for men.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Famed mass placard displays in stadiums often feature wartime imagery, and foreign tourists can buy posters and embroideries of soldiers and partisans in Pyongyang.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Throughout an era dominated by oppressive minimalism, Sabyasachi’s clothes remained refreshingly maximalist, a celebration of Indian decorative arts, a menagerie of interlocking embroideries entirely outside Western trends.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
That means choosing the right colours, embroideries for gowns, non-crease fabrics and ensuring necklines, sleeves and hemlines are the correct length.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2022
She too was dressed in an outfit similar to the man’s, except hers had a few cheap embroideries.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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