embroiders
Stitches decorative patterns
Embroiders is the third-person singular of embroider.
To embroider is to decorate fabric with needlework—stitching patterns, designs, or images onto cloth: She embroiders pillowcases with flowers.
Figuratively, to embroider is to embellish a story with invented details: He embroiders the truth until it's unrecognizable.
Overstates for effect
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
- dramatizesExaggerates for effect
- embellishesAdds decorative elements
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
enhances · amplifies · inflates · overstates · magnifies · fabricates · distorts · stretches
Thread fastening wounds
- threadFiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- fabricWoven or knit material
- hoopRigid circular frame
floss · pattern · cross-stitch · crewel · satin stitch · French knot · backstitch · canvas
exaggerates
Overstates for effect
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
- dramatizesExaggerates for effect
- embellishesAdds decorative elements
ornaments · enhances · amplifies · inflates · overstates · magnifies · fabricates · distorts · stretches · colors
stitches
Thread fastening wounds
hoop · floss · pattern · cross-stitch · crewel · satin stitch · French knot · backstitch · canvas · linen
- embellishesadorns, beautifies, decorates, ornaments, garnishes
embroidersstrips
Narrow cut pieces
simplifies · unpicks · patches · darns · repairs
embroidersunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimizes · plays down · deflates · abbreviates
embroiderssimplifies
Makes less complex
strips down · reduces · condenses · streamlines · abbreviates
- 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
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