Embroider gown for dancing with the jade and gold strand
2 min readEmbroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn.
Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls,beads, quills,and sequins.In modern days,embroidery is usually seen on caps, hats,coats,blankets,dress shirts,denims, dresses,stockings,and golf shirts. Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn color.
Some of the basic techniques or stitches of the earliest embroidery are chain stitch,buttonhole or blanket stitch,running stitch,satin stitch and cross stitch.Those stitches remain the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today.
The art of embroidery has been found worldwide and several early examples have been found.Works in China have been dated to the Warring States period.
The four major regional styles of Chinese embroidery are Suzhou embroidery,Hunan embroidery,Guangdong embroidery and Sichuan embroidery.All of them are nominated as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Suzhou embroidery is crafted in areas around Suzhou,Jiangsu Province,having a history of 2,000 years.It is famous for its beautiful patterns,elegant colors,variety of stitches,and consummate craftsmanship.Its stitching is meticulously skillful, Coloration subtle and refined.Suzhou artists are able to use more than 40 needlework and a 1,000 different types of threads to make embroidery,typically with nature and environment themes such as flowers,birds,animals and even gardens on a piece of cloth.
Hunan embroidery comes from areas around Changsha,Hunan Province.It is distinct for its starkly elegant black,white and gray colouration.Its emphasis is on contrasts of light and shade that highlight the pattern texture to give a three-dimensional effect. Hunan embroidery composition combines void and solid imagery, utilizing empty space in the same way as Chinese ink and wash paintings.
