How to Use embroidery in a Sentence

embroidery

noun

• His stories about his travels include a good deal of embroidery.
• She learned embroidery from her grandmother.
• To finish the project, clip the embroidery floss and pull the cut end through the front side of the project.
  — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The embroidery on the hats and shirts is thick, precise, and built to last.
  — Adario Strange, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022
• Plus, the bottom of the dress is trimmed with embroidery as well as a slit in the front.
  — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
• Ply There are six plies of thread in one strand of embroidery floss.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Cross stitch, needlepoint, embroidery and a quilt will be part of the show.
  — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
• Make your own pom-poms with string, then hot-glue them to an embroidery hoop to form the base.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
• As the gown’s skirt filled out, the embroidery faded onto the tulle ball skirt.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
• The bald guy brings me a prayer book and a white yarmulke with golden embroidery.
  — Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
• The fabric in that dress is made of beading and embroidery.
  — Madison Rexroat, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2023
• The bumps and ridges formed by the embroidery are like a relief map of a battered woman’s soul.
  — Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
• The embroidery alone took 38 hours, the legs, which took 20 hours to hand carve, feature golden bronze heels at the feet and, of course, red soles.
  — Rima Suqi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
• Go for a shoe with a funky detail like studs or embroidery.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 8 Sep. 2022
• Due to the nature of the embroidery, the dress is estimated to weigh at least 11 pounds.
  — Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
• Tangy red embroidery hemmed the bodice and cobalt blue accentuated the train of the dress.
  — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 7 Dec. 2022
• Trees take on the shape of leaves; forests take on the appearance of folkloric embroidery.
  — Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
• These punch needle embroidery hoops are a great gift if Mom needs to dress up her walls.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
• Many of Bode Aujla’s pieces are adorned with beads, prints or embroidery.
  — Marisa Meltzer, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
• To make this easy wreath, stretch a faux spiderweb onto a 12-inch embroidery hoop and close the hoop.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2022
• Embroider the design, then place in a miniature embroidery hoop (use hot glue to seal the edges).
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
• The first was a sheer mesh dress with a floral embroidery lined with tiny colorful beads.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Aug. 2023
• One was a green and lace-trimmed, and the other was a yellow-cream silk version that has patchwork embroidery at the bust.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022
• For the event, Salma opted for a see-through naked dress that was made of mesh with pretty floral embroidery.
  — Women's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
• Black pants are paired with intricate embroidery that flow all the way down or all over the robe in gold threading.
  — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 6 July 2022
• The pajama set is in a white and blue checkered print with racing car embroidery on the front.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Feb. 2022
• With makeup ready, Daniela goes to her dorm and puts her legs inside a long navy blue dress with gold embroidery.
  — Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• The dress featured a low back, detailed embroidery work and a soft draping hood.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Nov. 2021
• Iqbal calls embroidery a slow craft, one that requires a lot of time to develop a skill set.
  — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Because the artist hand crafts each piece of embroidery, no two are exactly alike.
  — Mandy Shunnarah, Them, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jan 2025