Embroidery

//ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi//

"Embroidery" in a Sentence (10 examples)

Take a look at this beautiful embroidery made with great effort.

This is an authentic Suzhou embroidery.

Traditional embroidery requires a lot of patience.

Often, a well-embroidered old suit is prettier than a new one without embroidery.

Sitting at rows of sewing machines, 40 men are making clothes ranging from little girls' party dresses to trendy, silk tops detailed with intricate embroidery.

In traditional Hungarian attire, Dorottya's beauty takes on a whole new level of splendor, with vibrant colors and intricate embroidery complementing her grace.

The girls designed and sold clothing for teens, incorporating traditional Moldovian embroidery motifs.

Earlier this year, Sipan lobbied for, and received, U.S. funding to help revive vanishing traditional arts. Elderly nomadic tribeswomen are now passing their embroidery and weaving skills on to younger generations of women.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery.

‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’

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