embroider

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Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

He taught himself to sew and embroider, sculpt with thermoplastics, and even tan leather.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

For long swathes, she maintains suspense with a kind of danced click track, a ticking like a stopwatch or a bomb which the dancers rhythmically embroider.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2023

"I thought I'm going to buy a modern dress" and then embroider it with the fern motif of the privy council "as a nod to the past".

From BBC • May 11, 2023

They’d tell what they’d seen, embroider the rest, and with every retelling, Dirtyhands would get crazier and more ruthless.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo