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.
• Caroline gets married in a white coat with this floral embroidery.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
• Students will bring in a denim jacket or jeans and learn to upcycle a piece of clothing with embroidery.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2021
• Valentine plans to start January with an embroidery theme.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2021
• Locals sat in a circle across from an aging colonial church and shops selling the region’s colorful embroidery.
  — Levi Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
• Tights are a signature in the collection with embroidery dimensions that offer a unique look to various pieces.
  — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• Sunday Morning Shop offers custom art and an embroidery hoop shaped like Arizona.
  — Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2021
• Various pieces from the collection have been hand-painted or have applied artisanal crochet and embroidery techniques of one-of-a-kind patchwork.
  — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
• Details like the embroidery on Mirabel’s clothing, characters pointing with their lips and the corn grinder in the family kitchen help provide a sense of culture and place.
  — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 10 Jan. 2022
• Although her students have sewed — attaching a button to clothes or embroidery work on a dish rag — Doolin decided against doing that with these blankets since her students are so young.
  — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
• The tiny points of embroidery at the neck of Lady Macbeth’s linen sheath, the soft leather boots worn by the men, formed and shaped from just a few pieces of leather: Macbethwear, anyone?
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 Dec. 2021
• The artist grew up in Guangxi, an ethnically diverse region of southwest China, and is influenced by the area’s brightly hued textiles and embroidery.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Allison Williams Williams incorporated sheer layers into the long sleeves of her full-length dress, which featured floral embroidery throughout.
  — Maggie Clancy, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Distressing and embroidery, custom monograms and secret artwork bring some signature grit to these classic pieces.
  — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024