embroidery  
noun uk/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər.i/ us/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dɚ.i/
  (SEWING)         
  [ C or U ]刺绣品;刺绣花样 
patterns or pictures that consist of stitches sewn directly onto cloth
  Let me show you Pat's embroideries. 我给你看看帕特的刺绣作品。 
 It was a beautiful piece of embroidery. 这是一件漂亮的刺绣作品。 
  [ U ]绣花,刺绣 
the activity of decorating a piece of cloth with stitches sewn onto it
  I'm not very good at embroidery. 我不擅长刺绣。 
   (STORY)      
 [ U ](对故事等的)润饰,渲染,修饰 
the way that someone makes a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it
  comic embroidery 喜剧渲染