What does embroidered stone mean?

Embroidered stone is a traditional craft, in which patterns such as flowers, birds and landscapes are printed on the stone with a pen, then the patterns are struck on the stone with a fine hammer to form concave-convex patterns, and then patterns and lines are embroidered on the stone with jacquard embroidery thread. This craft is exquisite and complicated, which requires a high degree of manual skills and meticulous patience. It is also rated as a national intangible cultural heritage.

First of all, choose stones, generally using purple sand and red stone as raw materials. After depilation, polishing and other processes, a transparent film with rubbing patterns was pasted on the surface of the stone, and the patterns pasted on the film were outlined with chalk. Then gently tap the stone with a steel hammer according to the pattern to form a certain concave-convex pattern. Finally, fine lines and colors are hand-embroidered on the stone surface with needles and threads. After the production is completed, it becomes a rare stone carving fabric after drying, cleaning and mounting.

Although the manufacturing process of stone embroidery board is complicated, it has high artistic value and practicability. Widely used in home decoration, architectural decoration, cultural gifts and other fields. It has both aesthetic and practical advantages, and also embodies the traditional cultural heritage of China. In addition, embroidered stone is also listed as cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage, which has certain collection value.