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Embroidery

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/nounCommon term

In fashion & textiles, embroidery means: Decoration sewn onto fabric with thread, by hand or by machine, such as a logo on a polo shirt or flowers on a blouse.

In Turkish: nakış, brode

How it is used

Machine embroidery is priced partly by stitch count, and artwork must be digitised into an embroidery file first. Related techniques are appliqué, where fabric shapes are sewn on, and badges or patches. The verb is embroider: an embroidered logo.

Example sentences

  1. The chest logo is embroidered in tone, so it looks subtle.

  2. Embroidery adds about 40 cents per piece at this stitch count.

Common collocations

  • machine embroidery
  • embroidered logo
  • stitch count
  • hand embroidery
  • embroidery placement
  • printA design applied to the surface of fabric with ink or dye, such as flowers, logos or stripes, rather than woven or knitted into it.
  • trimsAll the materials used on a garment apart from the main fabric, such as buttons, zips, labels, thread, elastic, tape and hangtags.
  • stitchA single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, or a particular type of stitching such as lockstitch, chainstitch or coverstitch.
  • costingThe calculation of what a garment will cost to produce, including fabric, trims, labour, processes such as printing or washing, overheads and profit.

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