Round Top Nail Pattern Round top nail pattern is commonly used in Han culture for ornamentations and it is also one...
Chinese Traditlonal Dress and Decoration
Water Wave Pattern As one of the oldest ethnic groups in China, the Miaos has their own perception of the origin...
Ferocious Glutton Symbol Ferocious Glutton( Taotie) is an image on very ancient bronze, jade and stone carvings or as Chinese call...
Yin and Yang Fish image is frequently found on Miao embroidery works and this makes us conclude that this is no...
Appointing the curls on the embroidery many people said to me, that is the bracken flower, mill wheel, tiger or...
Another frequent image in Miao embroidery is the dragon, which the Miao people surely are fond of Miao dragons are from...
In a general sense, bull is the symbol of agricultural civilization and bulls earned the respect of the people for...
Miao' s Epic"Kaitian Pidi( equivalent to Genesis)"says, long long ago, the Sky and Earth is as big as a straw...
The Butterfly Mama story is fascinating but where does the butterfly come from? This is logic question and the answer...
Baby cany, Partial Late Qing Dynasty/South of Guizhou There is an ancient story in Miao communities Long long ago the...
Understanding and interpretation of the Flowers of Mystery Pattern on Miao Embroidery Symbols and patterns on the Miao embroidery works,...
Rim Locking Stitch Rim Locking Stitch, is one of the most ancient skills with the Miao people and it is mostly...
Winding Stitch Winding Stitch, is a technique which splits the silk line into two and use one to round the other...
Piling Stitch is complicated technique and time consuming too It is not stitched with the silk lines, but with silk cloth....
Crossing Stitch works at Huaxi Miao Villages in Guiyang are famed for the Best Crossing Stitch works Crossing Stitch is...
Double Needle stitch is a special technique in Miao embroidery At first glance it is similar to Braid stitch works...
Warp-width counting stitch is a widely used technique among the Miao embroidery works as almost all the sub-branches of Miao...
Fishnet Stitch Fishnet Stitch or Knit Stitch gets its name for the fishnet effect of the works The works made with...
Wring Stitch Wring Stitch is very similar to Braid Stitch for most of the parts of braiding, paper cut, with braiding...
Wrinkling Stitches share the same procedure in first half with the Braid stitches, e g.making braids. Then the braids are...