embroidering
Stitching decorative patterns
Embroidering is the act of decorating fabric with needle and thread, creating patterns or images through stitching.
The figurative sense means adding invented details to a story or account: He couldn't help embroidering the tale with each retelling.
Both senses share the idea of adding ornamental flourishes to something that exists.
Fiber for stitching
- flossInterdental cleaning strand
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- hoopRigid circular frame
- fabricWoven or knit material
canvas · linen · silk · cotton · yarn · thimble · stabilizer · interfacing
Thread-based textile craft
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- needlepointStitchery on open-weave fabric
applique · quilting · smocking · canvaswork · darning · hardanger · blackwork · whitework
Recurring thematic element
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- appliqueCutout sewn onto fabric
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
embellishment · adornment · trimming · ornamentation · brocade · lace · tassel · fringe
Add decorative elements
- overstateRepresent as greater
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
enhance · inflate · stretch · overplay · color · overdraw · aggrandize · magnify
Overlapping needle technique
- blanket-stitchLooped edge-finishing technique
- couchingAnchoring decorative threads flat
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
thread
Fiber for stitching
fabric · canvas · linen · silk · cotton · yarn · thimble · stabilizer · interfacing · ribbon
needlework
Thread-based textile craft
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
needlepoint · applique · quilting · smocking · canvaswork · darning · hardanger · blackwork · whitework · cutwork
motif
Recurring thematic element
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- appliqueCutout sewn onto fabric
beading · embellishment · adornment · trimming · ornamentation · brocade · lace · tassel · fringe · filigree
embellish
Add decorative elements
dramatize · enhance · inflate · stretch · overplay · color · overdraw · aggrandize · magnify · hyperbolize
backstitch
Overlapping needle technique
- blanket-stitchLooped edge-finishing technique
- couchingAnchoring decorative threads flat
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- handiworkHandmade work product
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
customs · culture · ancestry · lineage · legacy · preservation · provenance · trousseau · dowry · ceremonial
- techniquessketching, drawing, painting, sculpting, carving
- textile craftssewing, knitting, weaving, quilting, crocheting
- personalisingmonogramming, engraving, initialing, customizing, etching
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- precision actionsaiming, threading, stitching, suturing, calibrating
embroideringunraveling
Process of coming undone
unpicking · deconstructing · stripping · mending · weaving
embroideringunderstating
Representing as less significant
downplaying · minimizing · playing down · abbreviating · summarizing
embroideringstripping down
Removing clothing or components
simplifying · stripping · paring down · decluttering · minimizing
embroil, embroidery, embroider, embroidered, embroiled, embroiling, embroiders, embroiderer, embroidery hoop