Chinese hand-embroidery, a folk art that has been passed down for thousands of years, carries the ancient cultural sedimentation and the wisdom and emotions of women. It is not only the result of countless hours spent by Chinese women at home, but also the artistic capital that China is proud of on the world stage.
Chinese embroidery, also known as silk embroidery, needle embroidery, commonly known as "embroidery", is a skill that uses needles to lead threads on processed fabrics, pierces according to design requirements, and organizes the embroidery threads into various patterns and colors through needles.
China is the earliest country in the world to discover and use silk. People have begun to raise silkworms and reel silk four or five thousand years ago.
With the use of silk, the production and development of silk fabrics, embroidery technology has gradually emerged. According to the "Book of Shang", the clothing system four thousand years ago stipulated that "clothes are painted and skirts are embroidered". The trend of advocating embroidered clothing in the Song Dynasty has gradually become popular among the people, which has also promoted the development of Chinese silk embroidery technology. Later, the embroidery craft spread to neighboring countries and Europe, and gradually developed its own characteristics and techniques in each country.
As a handicraft with a wide range of regions, embroidery has its own strengths and advantages through long-term accumulation and development in various countries and ethnic groups. In China, in addition to the "Four Famous Embroideries" of Suzhou Embroidery, Hunan Embroidery, Guangdong Embroidery and Shu Embroidery, there are also local famous embroidery such as Beijing Embroidery, Shandong Embroidery, Bian Embroidery, Ou Embroidery, Hangzhou Embroidery, Han Embroidery, and Fujian Embroidery. China's ethnic minorities also have their own unique ethnic embroidery.
The embroidery art has developed to this day, and the craftsmanship is delicate and complex. It presents two major forms. One is the handicrafts for appreciation, which have a high appreciation and artistic collection value; the other is product design in the fields of clothing, home textiles, soft furnishings, etc., especially in the field of clothing. Widely used.
It is not only a kind of decoration and handicraft, but also a way to inherit and pass on national culture.