The basic stitches of the Hua Xi Miao flower picking technique are

Huaxi Miao pick flower technology of the basic needlework for cross stitch.

I. What is Huaxi Miao flower picking technique?

Miao embroidery (Huaxi Miao embroidery) that is, Miao flower picking is the first batch of projects selected for the national list of non-legacy projects. It is one of the important types of Guizhou ethnic folk art, mainly used for clothing decoration, and is a regular pattern embroidered with colorful silk threads on a linen backing.

Huaxi Miao flower picking technique has the function of memorializing ancestors, recording history, expressing love and beautifying oneself, and at the same time, it has a strong decorative character. Cross-stitch is used as the basic needlework, and the special technique of embroidering with several yarns without using a draft and picking the front side on the reverse side makes the whole piece of flower picking work look more beautiful and exquisite.

The needlework of Huali Miao flower picking technique mainly includes the following:

1. Twisting needlework: this is one of the most basic and commonly used needlework. Using a single fine needle, different stitches are interspersed on the fabric, forming a detailed pattern by crossing back and forth.

2, probe method: this is a kind of exploration and insertion of stitches on the fabric. By carefully observing the lines and gaps of the pattern, as well as the angle and depth of the inserted needle, the stitches are inserted into the correct position to form a clear pattern effect.

3, chasing the needle method: this is a fast and swift stitch, quickly follow the line on the fabric for embroidery. The use of stitches requires skillful hand-eye coordination in pursuit of high efficiency and accuracy.

4, turn the needle method: this is a kind of fabric on the corner of the needle. During the embroidery process, it needs to be smoothly turned in different directions so that the pattern can be embroidered coherently and smoothly.

5, jumping stitch: this is a kind of needle and thread jumping over the surface of the fabric of some of the stitches or gaps in the stitch. Through the skillful use of skipping stitches, you can form a unique effect in the embroidery process, increasing the pattern of layers and richness.

The artistic style of Huaxi Miao flower picking can be divided into three periods: early, middle and late.

Before 1900 is the early period, this period of pick flower backing cloth for since the green linen, simple and elegant color, silver tone is dominated by the white dotted with a small area of color, composition is rigorous, the pattern has a geometric, programmed features.

1900 to 1966 before the middle period, this period of picking the bottom of the cloth is still mostly green linen, there are a small number of green cotton, color warm and gorgeous, mostly red tone, with yellow, green, white and other colors of silk thread, the composition is more lively than the previous period, the pattern is more rich.

After 1967 for the late period, this period of picking backing cloth color and texture are diversified trends, increased red, blue, yellow, white, black and other colors of woven fabrics, and even the use of plastic window screen and coarse sack cloth as backing cloth.

Pick embroidery with the color line in addition to silk thread and increased the cross line and woolen thread, the composition is more free, the pattern is more diversified, some artists also began to copy modern fabrics on the realistic pattern production of pick flowers.