Which grade is higher, silk or brocade?

Brocade is the most complex and valuable silk fabric in textile industry. There is a folk saying that brocade is equal to gold.

Shuowen: "Brocade, fragrant clothes weaving. From silk, golden sound. " That is, textiles with various patterns are woven with colored warp and weft, which generally refers to silk fabrics with various colored patterns. Brocade is the most expensive fabric in ancient times, because of its high production technology and difficult weaving. "Gold, gold also works hard, and its price is like gold." The ancients thought brocade was equal to gold.

Types of brocade

The four famous brocade in China are Yunjin, Jin Shu, Jin Song and Zhuangjin.

Yunjin, as its name implies, is its pattern, a bit like Xiangyun in the sky, with bright and beautiful colors, strong colors and strong contrast. It originated in Nanjing, originated in Song Dynasty, and was most popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties. As a royal tribute, it is regarded as the last milestone in the history of China ancient brocade craft. Used to make dragon robes and decorate palaces.

Shu brocade is one of the most important commodities on the Silk Road, and it is a colorful brocade with Han characteristics and local style. It has exquisite craftsmanship and gorgeous patterns. Produced in Suzhou, it has tough texture, beautiful pattern style, elegant color matching and various varieties.

Zhuang brocade is an exquisite handicraft woven with cotton thread and silk thread, with vivid and interesting patterns, rigorous structure and strong lines. It is a famous traditional silk fabric in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with warm and cheerful national characteristics. Used for making headscarves, scarves, quilts and bed blankets.

Song Brocade, with exquisite designs and bright colors, is the first of the four famous brocade, and its origin is Suzhou. It is a kind of multilayer brocade with elegant and harmonious color matching, because it has a wide range of uses, rich colors and patterns, and each pattern has a certain meaning, such as birds flying towards the phoenix and beaming. In the prosperous Song Dynasty, it was the most fashionable fabric, so it was called Song Jin. Can be used in modern clothes.