Embroidery is the general term for all kinds of decorative designs made by needle and thread on fabric. There are two types of embroidery: silk thread embroidery and feather embroidery. It is a decorative fabric in which silk or other fibres or yarns are pierced with a needle in a certain pattern and colour on the embroidery material, forming a pattern with the embroidery marks. It is the art of adding human design and production to any fabric that exists using needle and thread. Embroidery is one of the traditional Chinese folk crafts and has been practised in China for at least 2,000 to 3,000 years. There are four main categories of Chinese embroidery: Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Cantonese embroidery. Embroidery techniques include: mis-stitching, messy needlework, net embroidery, full-ground embroidery, silk locking, silk napping, brocade napping, flat gold, shadow gold, pan gold, flocking, scraping, yarn poking, thread sprinkling, picking, etc. The uses of embroidery include both domestic and artistic decoration, such as clothing, bedding, tablecloths, stage and art decoration.
What is embroidery?
Embroidery is the general term for all kinds of decorative designs made by needle and thread on fabric. There are two types of embroidery: silk thread embroidery and feather embroidery. It is a decorative fabric in which silk or other fibres or yarns are pierced with a needle in a certain pattern and colour on the embroidery material, forming a pattern with the embroidery marks. It is the art of adding human design and production to any fabric that exists using needle and thread. Embroidery is one of the traditional Chinese folk crafts and has been practised in China for at least 2,000 to 3,000 years. There are four main categories of Chinese embroidery: Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Cantonese embroidery. Embroidery techniques include: mis-stitching, messy needlework, net embroidery, full-ground embroidery, silk locking, silk napping, brocade napping, flat gold, shadow gold, pan gold, flocking, scraping, yarn poking, thread sprinkling, picking, etc. The uses of embroidery include both domestic and artistic decoration, such as clothing, bedding, tablecloths, stage and art decoration.
