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embroidery

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


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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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

They include costume craft, which teaches students about sustainable leather, embroidery and sewing skills while making outfits for the film and television industry.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

She saw she could not love the embroidery so much without loving its creator and her son.

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




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