embroider
Needlework with thread
Embroider is to decorate fabric with needlework, creating patterns or images by stitching thread into cloth.
The craft ranges from simple monograms to elaborate tapestries.
The figurative sense extends naturally: to embroider a story is to add decorative details that weren't originally there, enhancing it beyond plain truth.
She tends to embroider her childhood memories.
The noun embroidery covers both the craft and its products.
Fiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- hoopRigid circular frame
- flossInterdental cleaning strand
- fabricWoven or knit material
silk · cotton · linen · wool · yarn · canvas · thimble · scissors
Thread-based textile craft
- stitcheryOrnamental sewing craft
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- needlepointStitchery on open-weave fabric
tapestry · applique · quilting · sampler · canvaswork · smocking · patchwork · darning
Add decorative elements
- overstateRepresent as greater
- inflateFill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
fabricate · elaborate · color · stretch · overplay · aggrandize · magnify · distort
Add decorative elements
- adornAdd beauty to
- decorateAdd visual enhancements
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- beautifyMake more attractive
enhance · flourish · filigree · scrollwork · motif · monogram · elaborate · intricate
thread
Fiber for stitching
fabric · silk · cotton · linen · wool · yarn · canvas · thimble · scissors · frame
needlework
Thread-based textile craft
- stitcheryOrnamental sewing craft
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
needlepoint · tapestry · applique · quilting · sampler · canvaswork · smocking · patchwork · darning · backstitch
embellish
Add decorative elements
dramatize · fabricate · elaborate · color · stretch · overplay · aggrandize · magnify · distort · hyperbolize
embellish
Add decorative elements
beautify · enhance · flourish · filigree · scrollwork · motif · monogram · elaborate · intricate · festoon
beadwork
Strung ornament craft
applique · brocade · tassels · fringe · piping · ribbon · pearls · crystals · bullion · spangles
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- exaggerateoverstate, amplify, magnify, embellish, inflate
- textile craftssewing, knitting, weaving, quilting, crocheting
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
embroidersimplify
Make less complex
strip down · pare down · streamline · abbreviate · condense
- embroidery hoopFrame for decorative stitching
- hand embroideryDecorative stitching done manually
- embroidery flossSix-ply craft thread
- embroidered patchSewn-on fabric decoration
- silk embroideryDecorative stitching with fine threads
- embroidery patternsDesigns stitched onto fabric
embroidery, embroidered, embroidering, embroiders, embroiderer, embroideries, embroiderers