to ornament (e.g. cloth or a garment) with decorative stitches made by hand or machine
to form (e.g. a design or pattern) in ornamental needlework
to elaborate on (a narrative); to embellish with exaggerated or fictitious details
to make embroidery
embroiderer noun
[Middle English embroderen from Anglo-French enbrouder, from en-1 + Old French brouder to decorate with embroidery, of Germanic origin]