What are the characteristics of needlework?

Embroidery is an excellent traditional craft in China with a long history. Embroidery is a process of weaving various patterns on fabrics with various thread materials. According to the silk paintings and embroidery unearthed from various ancient tombs, it can be known that as far back as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties more than 3,000 years ago, China had gorgeous dark silk and colorful embroidery. At present, Shang embroidery found in Henan is the earliest embroidery handicraft in China. This embroidery pattern is a diamond pattern and a corner wave pattern, and the technology has reached a quite high level by using twisted silk thread at the edge of the pattern line. Embroidery marks of the Western Zhou Dynasty (BC11~ BC 77 1) were found in the Western Zhou Tomb in Rujiazhuang, Baoji, Shaanxi. This kind of embroidery adopts the knitting method still in use today, using double threads. The lines are relaxed and the stitches are quite uniform and neat, which shows that the embroidery technique is very skilled. The production of this silk embroidery handicraft not only played a great role in China society, but also had a great impact on international cultural life. By the Qin and Han Dynasties (2265438 BC+0-220 AD), embroidery had developed to a higher level and became the main export commodity.

Since China is the hometown of silk, since ancient times, the rich have taken "boudoir embroidery building" as their virginity, while the poor have taken "good weaving and skillful embroidery" as their profession. By the Qing Dynasty (A.D.1644 ~191), folk embroidery in various places had quite a traditional flavor, and four famous embroideries were formed: Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Sichuan embroidery and Guangdong embroidery. In addition, there are Beijing Embroidery, Wenzhou Ou Embroidery, Shanghai Gu Embroidery and Miao Embroidery with different sources and styles. Embroidery methods include wrong needle embroidery, disorderly needle embroidery, net embroidery, ground embroidery and so on. Embroidered flowers are not fragrant, but birds are lifelike. Animals look lifelike. After liberation, China applied oil painting, traditional Chinese painting, photos and other art forms to embroidery, which made it achieve the wonderful effect of painting far away and embroidering near. The use of embroidery products has also been further expanded, from theatrical costumes to pillowcases, tablecloths, screens, wall hangings and daily life clothes. Besides, embroidery is a traditional foreign trade product in China, which has high economic value.

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