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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /




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You embroider your philosophy on pillows and cushions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

There’s an area where she can paint, sculpt, do jigsaw puzzles, Lego sets, embroider — all the things that ease her anxiety but also help her work through creative blocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

According to legend, Tyre is the place where purple pigment was first created - the dye crushed out of snail shells to embroider royal robes.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024

Girls whose sisters taught them to embroider flowers on linen handkerchiefs.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

At the same workshop, Getu Derza, 48, carefully embroiders colourful silk threads into intricate patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

Los Angeles artist Diane Meyer embroiders family photos like distorted pixelations to ask questions about memory.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

The supplier embroiders school logos in-house on a range of products including jumpers, sweatshirts, polo shirts and school bags.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2023

The New York artist Rachel Rossin is as much a programmer as a painter, and her exhibition embroiders the boundaries around “the human” with knowing reverence.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Gisa embroiders at the table, making something beautiful and exquisite and entirely beyond my comprehension.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

We were dressed in our rancho libertarian best: jeans, embroidered leather belts, pearl snap shirts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Probably designed and made soon after 1066 at Canterbury, it is not a true tapestry, but an embroidered narrative, and the oldest and most complete one we have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

It was originally embroidered in England but kept for centuries in France, and tells the story of the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

And in the heart of the capital, near the British Museum, a pub has hung up an eight-metre embroidered "Beer Tapestry" recounting the history of brewing in a playful tribute to the more violent original.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Maa embroidered the borders for saris sold in our marketplace.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

Artisans at the London fashion house Safiyaa spent 150 hours embroidering Anderson’s bespoke silk reception outfit.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Kit men spent the 24 hours before Argentina faced England embroidering those shirts with numbers and the national crest.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The mother-of-two said she works all day sewing clothes and embroidering but she can't afford baby formula for her youngest.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

An A-line grey wool collarless coat had pink peonies of varying sizes splashed over it, while a shorter white wool cape was adorned with similar detailed pink and yellow peony embroidering.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Young as she was, Mr. Das entrusted her with embroidering threads of real gold.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan


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