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Also designed by Hartnell, the Queen's 1953 Coronation dress was made from silk produced in Kent and features gold bugle beads, diamantés and pearls in exquisitely designed embroideries.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Famed mass placard displays in stadiums often feature wartime imagery, and foreign tourists can buy posters and embroideries of soldiers and partisans in Pyongyang.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023

“Even when we would do embroideries or wood carvings and absolutely nobody was interested, I worked hard on my own,” he said as tears rolled down his cheeks.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2023

It led on to fastidious embroideries and jacquards on loose coats in speckled mint and sand with often-oversize or upturned collars, laded with an air of the 80s.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022

She too was dressed in an outfit similar to the man’s, except hers had a few cheap embroideries.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane