A revolution is not a dinner party . . . or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely. From LearnThat.org. [Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976).]
A wall-hanging about 19 2/3 feet square, executed in gobelin embroidery, is unique and beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893] Reference
If you will visit antique stores, you will see that a lot of this crochet and embroidery is now surfacing from estate sales. From Wordnik.com. [Staying Home is Not a Waste of Time if You Don't Waste It] Reference
He said he was sorry to see you looked pale yesterday when he was asking you; and he was afraid that embroidery is not good for you. From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
It's called embroidery, will you look at the lovely bee I'm making?. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol]
Buy embroidery thread, sometimes called embroidery floss, at a craft or sewing store. From Wordnik.com. [VInvesting.com] Reference
And she laughed as she happened to recall that the embroidery was the work of Soredamors. From Wordnik.com. [Four Arthurian Romances] Reference
This, of course, is made possible by the skill and artistry of the Huichol women in embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [Huichol art, a matter of survival: Part Four] Reference
The embroidery was a new stitch I learned from Margaret Ball's article in the current issue of "Quilting Arts.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
If you can call embroidery art, I do some of that - although it's always patterns that someone else has created. From Wordnik.com. [Art: A Freewrite] Reference
The purse silks, and what is called embroidery silk, are all excellent; they are tightly twisted varieties of fine quality. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
On every article of furniture in the drawing-room there was some kind of embroidery or cover. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret Stonewalled]
Adornments with no commercial value, such as embroidery added to second-hand clothing, he termed "pretties.". From Wordnik.com. [Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583] Reference
This kind of embroidery, which we find amongst the old Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
This kind of embroidery is used only in round or long patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
And riding on the popularity charts was 'embroidery' the traditional art on costumes. From Wordnik.com. [ Analysis] Reference
Note that it's hand embroidery, meaning it's stitched-thread by thread-onto the fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Weddingbee] Reference
Appliqué work is thought by some to be an inferior kind of embroidery, which it is not. From Wordnik.com. [Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery] Reference
Higher sensitivity could improve the ability to perform tasks such as embroidery or surgery. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
This kind of embroidery may be regarded as the transition from satin stitch to gold embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopedia of Needlework] Reference
Even in regard to the nature of the word which is translated "embroidery", authorities are not agreed. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy] Reference
Higher sensitivity could improve the ability to perform tasks such as embroidery or surgery, they said. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
It helps women start up small sewing businesses, teaches them real skills such as embroidery and sewing. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHugger] Reference
embroidery has always existed in the world, and all of us have worn some kind of embroidery or the other. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
We offer engraved gifts, coporate logo gifts with several options for branding, such as embroidery, deboss and screen print. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
But the word "embroidery" is inadequate to describe something that is both a reliquary of sorts and an exercise in recycling. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
There are several very beautiful examples of this kind of embroidery in the South Kensington Museum -- Italian, of the seventeenth century. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
And how much is an Irish storyteller's embroidery?. From Wordnik.com. [From 'Ashes' To Stardom] Reference
Fraga's artsy, airy creations feature vibrant prints and rustic hand embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [Western Brands Face Competition From The Upstarts] Reference
Because of labor, because of the time you need to do the dresses, and the cost of fabric and embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [I'm an Easy Act to Follow] Reference
One of the oldest cities of China, it was prized for its delicate silk embroidery, palaces, and temples. From Wordnik.com. [Exposing The Rape Of Nanking] Reference
Or try on some of designer Gonul Paksoy's sumptuous Ottoman-inspired gowns made of antique silks and rich embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Delight] Reference
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