ON MIAO EMBROIDERY SKILLS INGENUITY
1 min readUnderstanding and interpretation of the Flowers of Mystery Pattern on Miao Embroidery
Symbols and patterns on the Miao embroidery works, reveal Ethnic Miao people’s secrets and the secrets of the Miao country.
Ethnic Miaos have no written language and when you are gazing at an embroidery work or observing the daily life of the ethnic Miaos in their native land and when you are working hard to understand the implications of the mysterious symbols and patterns on the Miao embroidery, your thoughts have penetrated the boundaries of Miao country. You are also pushing open the door to the Miao country when you open this book to try to understand more about Miao embroidery. Perhaps this is your life opportunity to be friends with the Miao people. Many people are deeply in love with ethnic Miao since they glanced at a piece of Miao embroidery work, and maybe you areno exception.
The symbols and patterns have been handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years and they must carry the secrets of the Miao people. They, then are no ordinary ornamentations and the secrets hidden inside them make them strong to survive. Or they are what we call the cultural symbols? When trying decoding the secrets of the Miao embroidery patterns and symbols, we are on the road to trace the origin of the Miao civilization.
