general situation

Embroidery is a general term for all kinds of decorative patterns embroidered on fabrics with needles and threads. It is a decorative fabric with stitch patterns formed by puncturing silk thread or other fibers and yarns on embroidery materials with certain patterns and colors with needles.

Chinese embroidery mainly includes Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Yue embroidery.

Embroidery techniques include: wrong needle embroidery, disorderly needle embroidery, net embroidery, ground embroidery, silk locking, silk knitting, silk knitting, Ping Jin, shadow gold, sheet metal, velvet laying, velvet scraping, yarn poking, thread sprinkling and flower picking. The uses of embroidery mainly include life and artistic decoration, such as clothing, bedding, tablecloth, stage and artwork decoration.

The technological requirements of embroidery are: smoothness, uniformity, flatness, neatness and cleanliness. Smoothness refers to straight lines and smooth curves; Qi is a neat pointer without jagged edges; Flat means that the posture is accurate, the embroidery surface is flat, and the silk thread is not skewed; Even the pointer distance is consistent, without showing the bottom and overlapping; Clean means that the embroidered surface is smooth and free from ink and other stains.

Specific examples

Among them, Suzhou embroidery is famous for its exquisiteness and elegance. Beautiful patterns, quiet colors, flexible stitches, meticulous embroidery and vivid images. Embroidery is divided into two categories: one is practical goods, including quilt cover, pillowcase, embroidered clothes, costume, table blanket, cushion and so on; One kind is appreciation products, including desk screens, hanging shafts, screens and so on. The materials are widely used, including flowers, animals, figures, landscapes, calligraphy and so on. Goldfish and kittens in Shuang Mianxiu are masterpieces of Su embroidery. In the modern history of Suzhou embroidery, there was an outstanding Suzhou embroidery artist-Shen Shou. His works shocked both at home and abroad. Shen Shou's representative works: Evergreen Picture, Ladies Picture, Three Horses Picture, etc.