What is Chinese silk embroidery?
Chinese embroidery has a long history since the Neolithic age. Because of the quality of silk fibre, most Chinese fine embroideries are made in silk. Some ancient vestiges of silk production have been found in various Neolithic sites dating back 5,000–6,000 years in China.
What is Chinese embroidery called?
Embroidery has been popular in China for thousands of years. It is generally called xiuhua or zhahua (‘making decorations with a needle’; xiu referring to embroidery itself). Most of the Chinese embroideries are made of silk. Documents from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) refer to embroidered robes.
What are the four famous embroidery in China?
The Four Famous Embroideries of China refer to the Xiang embroidery in central China’s Hunan Province, Shu embroidery in western China’s Sichuan Province, Yue embroidery in southern China’s Guangdong Province and Su embroidery in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province.
How do you frame finished embroidery?
Tie off the thread at the end and start a new piece. Finish the lacing by folding the fabric from the short sides back over into the middle and lacing it together. Remove the pins and the fit the embroidery board inside the frame. Replace the frame backing, flip it over, and admire your handiwork!
How do you display embroidery without a hoop?
Hang your embroidery from a wall or ladder for an eye-catching display. Keep things simple! Clip the top of your embroidered piece to wall hooks or a quilt hanger so you can hang the piece on any wall in your home. For a more rustic look, prop a ladder against the wall and drape the top of your embroidery over a rung.
What is traditional Chinese embroidery?
Chinese embroidery is one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts. The handicraft is that girls use the needle threaded colorful strands thread exquisite patterns and characters on cloth. Chinese embroidery has a long history in China.
What is Miao embroidery?
Miao embroidery involves several different unique and complex stitches that give it a special look, very different from traditional Han Chinese embroidery. The most common stitch is the “satin stitch,” which gives a shimmery effect from tightly woven threads of the same color.
What is double sided embroidery?
Double-sided embroidery means the finished product looks exactly the same on both sides of the fabric. The method of making this embroidery is very complicated. All thread ends are skillfully concealed between layers of stitch work. The embroidery process is finished without a second time.
Can you put embroidery in a frame?
Embroidery art can look great framed in an embroidery hoop but if you want to go for a more sophisticated look you can frame your work in a rectangular or square format. Making a trip to your local framers is an option or you can do it yourself at home using a wooden frame.
Should embroidery be framed under glass?
We know that the rules generally require that they be framed without glass so that the judges can scrutinize your work very closely. Once your needlework (and hopefully a ribbon) is back in your hands, please bring it in and we’ll be happy to put the glass in for you.
What is Yue embroidery?
Also called Guang embroidery, Yue embroidery is a general name for embroidery products of the regions of Guangzhou, Shantou, Zhongshan, Fanyu and Shunde in Guangdong Province.
What is Chinese double sided embroidery?
Chinese Double-sided Embroidery. The double sided embroidery, also known as double sides embroidery or two-faced embroidery, is a technique in which stitching takes place on both sides of a single transparent silk fabric. The design shows on both sides (front and reverse).
What is the size of Chinese embroidery?
The embroidery size is around 16 x 25 cm, or 6 x 10 inches. The embroideries are often seen in three shapes, circle, rectangle and traditional Chinese fan. The round embroidery and rectangle embroidery are rotatable.
Can you make a large size double sided embroidery?
We have some small size double sided embroideries in stock now that are listed in E-shop. We can aslo custom make large double sided embroideries to your requirement. Please feel free to contact via email or enquiry if you are interested in ordering a large size or unique double sided embroidery.
Is a large piece of embroidery worth anything?
Size of the Silk Embroidery A large quality piece of embroidery takes an artist (or group of artists) months or even years to complete. The larger the size of an embroidery piece, the higher the value of the piece.