General situation of folk embroidery in Shaanxi

Shaanxi folk embroidery comes from rural women, especially girls. "Come to the Lantern Festival in the first month and embroider a flower pouch for Lang. With my wallet, my brother will reassure me. " This is a song sung by unmarried women when they were embroidering. It can be said that Shaanxi folk embroidery is a work of art created when women express their feelings.

Shaanxi folk embroidery is mainly used in traditional wedding customs and a large number of children's costumes. In the bridal chamber, you can see all kinds of embroidery carefully made by the girls a few years before marriage. Flower insoles with exquisite workmanship and clever patterns have become "keepsakes" for ladies and brides, and some patterns are covered with neat "orthography", which is a noble sentiment of hoping that their lovers can embark on the right path. Embroidered pillows embroidered with auspicious patterns are a necessary dowry for young women. As a dowry, embroidered pillows often take "fish playing lotus", "lotus pomegranate", "phoenix peony" and "magpie playing plum" as the main patterns. Children's animal pillows are mostly made of colored cloth, which is vivid and unique. Some even dug an ear socket in the center of the pillow to protect the child from being crushed when sleeping. It's really ingenious.