What are the characteristics of "embroidery"?

The main artistic characteristics of handmade embroidery are neat and silky, fresh and elegant colors, rich needlework, elegant and colorful, embroidery is exquisite and delicate. In terms of embroidery needle, extremely rich and varied, *** there are 9 categories of 43 kinds, mainly Qi needle, whirl the needle, set of needles, Shi needle, messy needle, rolling needle, cutting needle, flat gold, hit the point, hit the son, knot, net embroidery, ice pattern needle, pick flowers, Na Jin, carved scale needle, Shi Mao needle, wear bead needle, etc., using different needle can produce different lines of organization and the unique artistic expression of handmade embroidery effect. For example, the use of Shi needle, rolling needle embroidery of rare birds and animals, hair silk SongShun, living, lifelike; the use of loose sets of needle embroidery flowers, living color, fragrance, as much as the state of all the beautiful; the use of messy embroidery portraits and landscapes, velvet strips of the organization of the varied, decorative taste, strong artistic effect, rich in rich folk, ethnic characteristics; embroidery is an excellent traditional crafts in China, has a long history. Embroidery is a kind of craft that weaves all kinds of different patterns on the fabric with various kinds of threads. According to various ancient tombs unearthed silk paintings and embroidery and other objects can be seen, as far back as more than 3,000 years ago in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, China has been a gorgeous dark silk and colorful embroidery. The Shang Dynasty embroidery found in Henan Province is the earliest embroidery craft in China. This kind of embroidery pattern is diamond-shaped pattern and folded corner wave pattern, in the pattern line edge using twisted silk thread, the craft has reached a fairly high level. Embroidery marks from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100~771 BC) were found in a Western Zhou tomb in Rujiazhuang, Baoji, Shaanxi Province. This type of embroidery uses the stitch of braided strand embroidery, which is still used today, and employs double lines, with the lines stretching and curling freely, and the stitches are quite even and neat, indicating that the embroidery skills were very skillful.

The production of such silk embroidery crafts not only played a great role in Chinese society, but also had a great role and influence in international cultural life. By the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC~220 AD) embroidery had developed to a high level and embroidery became a major commodity exported to foreign countries. Since China is the home of silk, since ancient times, the rich to "boudoir embroidery building" for the chaste, Beijing's Beijing embroidery, Wenzhou's Ou embroidery, Shanghai's Gu embroidery, Miao Miao embroidery, etc., different places of origin, different styles. Embroidery needlework has a wrong needle embroidery, needle embroidery, net embroidery, full of embroidery. Embroidered flowers do not smell fragrance, birds are lifelike. Beasts and animals have a realistic appearance. After the liberation of China, oil paintings, Chinese paintings, photographs and other forms of art are used in embroidery, so that it achieves the wonderful effect of being a painting from afar and an embroidery from close up. The use of embroidery has also been further expanded, from theater costumes to daily life, such as pillowcases, tablecloths, screens, wall hangings and living costumes. In addition, embroidery is also China's traditional foreign trade products, the economic value is very high.

The Four Famous Embroideries

The characteristics and artistic value of Chinese embroidery are directly reflected in the four famous embroideries.

Su embroidery is famous for its fine stitches, light colors and fine embroidery, which are flat, light, flush, even, harmonious, fine and dense. The subject matter is mainly small animals. Such as "Cat Play", "Wind Through Flowers", "Fish and Shrimp" and so on. Appearance of double-sided embroidery, two sides have the same and different. Such as the cat's eyes, the two sides of the color is not the same, very intriguing, the embroidery skills of the superb, is a fine product in embroidery.

Xiang embroidery is mostly realistic, bright colors, with a Chinese painting as the background, lined with the corresponding clouds and landscapes, pavilions, birds and animals, bold style. Characterized by embroidered tigers, lions, etc., the unique needlework embroidered animal hairs are strong. People call Hunan embroidery "embroidered flowers can produce fragrance, embroidered birds can be heard, embroidered tigers can run, embroidered people can convey the spirit.

Shuhu embroidery is concise in its composition, and most of the traditional national patterns such as squares and flower strips are used, which are rich in decorative features. The colors are rich and bright, the stitching is rigorous, the reality is suitable, the three-dimensional sense is strong, flat and smooth. The embroidered objects include flowers and butterflies, carp, panda and so on.

Cantonese embroidery is embroidered with gold and silver threads, and the embroidery threads are smooth and bright. The layout of the composition is tight, decorative and three-dimensional. The embroidered surface is magnificent and brilliant, and is mostly used for theater costumes and wedding clothes. Lychee and peacock are the traditional themes of Cantonese embroidery.