Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion
1 year, 8 months ago

Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion

China Daily  

Pan Yuzhen, a 77-year-old embroiderer, hails from Taijiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture. Pan Yuzhen, a 77-year-old embroiderer, was thrilled to do the catwalk show in her hand-made Miao costumes last week in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province. At the opening ceremony of the 17th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference held on April 6, a fashion show featuring signature local ethnic cultures drew rounds of camera flashes capturing images of the delicate Miao embroidery on the latest collection. Over the past decade, Xia and her team have been committed to the digitalization of ethnic handicrafts and have established databases on Chinese traditional embroidery patterns and ethnic artisans. "Access to embroidery patterns and embroiderers enables global designers to find appropriate cooperative partners to design and create relevant products," Xia said.

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Yao needlework crafts a revival
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yao needlework crafts a revival

China Daily  

Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice. Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice, talks with embroiderers and carries a bundle of fabrics at her embroidery workshop in Tianlin county, Baise city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The embroidery art of the Yao ethnic group in Tianlin has a long history, with exquisite designs inspired by the lives of …

Yao needlework crafts a revival
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yao needlework crafts a revival

China Daily  

Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice. Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice, talks with embroiderers and carries a bundle of fabrics at her embroidery workshop in Tianlin county, Baise city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The embroidery art of the Yao ethnic group in Tianlin has a long history, with exquisite designs inspired by the lives of …

Yao needlework crafts a revival
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yao needlework crafts a revival

China Daily  

Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice. Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice, talks with embroiderers and carries a bundle of fabrics at her embroidery workshop in Tianlin county, Baise city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The embroidery art of the Yao ethnic group in Tianlin has a long history, with exquisite designs inspired by the lives of …

Yao needlework crafts a revival
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yao needlework crafts a revival

China Daily  

Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice. Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice, talks with embroiderers and carries a bundle of fabrics at her embroidery workshop in Tianlin county, Baise city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The embroidery art of the Yao ethnic group in Tianlin has a long history, with exquisite designs inspired by the lives of …

Yao needlework crafts a revival
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yao needlework crafts a revival

China Daily  

Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice. Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice, talks with embroiderers and carries a bundle of fabrics at her embroidery workshop in Tianlin county, Baise city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The embroidery art of the Yao ethnic group in Tianlin has a long history, with exquisite designs inspired by the lives of …

Yao needlework crafts a revival
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yao needlework crafts a revival

China Daily  

Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice. Pan Haiyan demonstrates needlework technique to an apprentice, talks with embroiderers and carries a bundle of fabrics at her embroidery workshop in Tianlin county, Baise city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The embroidery art of the Yao ethnic group in Tianlin has a long history, with exquisite designs inspired by the lives of …

Shibing county strives for Miao embroidery inheritance
4 months ago

Shibing county strives for Miao embroidery inheritance

China Daily  

Artisans craft diverse Miao embroidery works. In recent years, Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, has promoted the development of the Miao embroidery industry chain, integrating research, production, sales and tourism by cultivating artisans and building brands. An ethnic embroidery industry park in Shibing collected precious Miao embroidery works and invited renowned artists …

Shibing county strives for Miao embroidery inheritance
4 months, 1 week ago

Shibing county strives for Miao embroidery inheritance

China Daily  

Artisans craft diverse Miao embroidery works. In recent years, Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, has promoted the development of the Miao embroidery industry chain, integrating research, production, sales and tourism by cultivating artisans and building brands. An ethnic embroidery industry park in Shibing collected precious Miao embroidery works and invited renowned artists …

Artisans build more complete picture of China
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Artisans build more complete picture of China

China Daily  

Miao ethnic designer Yang Chunlin and his mother, YangShiying, an inheritor of Miao embroidery skills, showcase a representation of the London landmark Big Ben during the exhibition titled Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity. For example, Yang Chunlin, a designer from the Miao ethnic group and the founder of the fashion brand Gu Axin, incorporates Miao embroidery into modern garments, keeping …

Following the patterns of history
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Following the patterns of history

China Daily  

Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. China Daily is running this series to show how master artisans are using dedication and innovation to inject new life into these age-old heritages. In this installment, we follow the thread of history from ancient Suzhou to discover how skilled embroiderers are helping their craft evolve to …

Following the patterns of history
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Following the patterns of history

China Daily  

Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. China Daily is running this series to show how master artisans are using dedication and innovation to inject new life into these age-old heritages. In this installment, we follow the thread of history from ancient Suzhou to discover how skilled embroiderers are helping their craft evolve to …

Ding Lanying: Helping Yi women embroider bright future
1 year, 1 month ago

Ding Lanying: Helping Yi women embroider bright future

China Daily  

"In the future, I will inherit the embroidering skills, and I will help more women embroiderers get jobs and/or start their businesses. We will use our fingertips to create happy, prosperous lives," says Ding Lanying, a delegate to the 13th National Women's Congress of China. Ding was born into an ethnic Yi family in Hongtupo, a town in Nanhua, a …

Ding Lanying: Helping Yi women embroider bright future
1 year, 1 month ago

Ding Lanying: Helping Yi women embroider bright future

China Daily  

"In the future, I will inherit the embroidering skills, and I will help more women embroiderers get jobs and/or start their businesses. We will use our fingertips to create happy, prosperous lives," says Ding Lanying, a delegate to the 13th National Women's Congress of China. Ding was born into an ethnic Yi family in Hongtupo, a town in Nanhua, a …

Miao embroidery makes Milan Fashion Week debut
1 year, 2 months ago

Miao embroidery makes Milan Fashion Week debut

China Daily  

Miao embroidery makes Milan Fashion Week debut, Sept 24, 2023. Over the past week, far away from Milan Fashion Week, Wang Rongbi, a resident of Xiaogulong village in Guizhou province, has been glued to her cellphone, eagerly awaiting updates about the Italian show. Their intricate, kaleidoscopic embroidered costumes, featuring unique patterns inspired by nature and their ethnic history, are recognized …

Miao embroidery makes Milan Fashion Week debut
1 year, 2 months ago

Miao embroidery makes Milan Fashion Week debut

China Daily  

Miao embroidery makes Milan Fashion Week debut, Sept 24, 2023. Over the past week, far away from Milan Fashion Week, Wang Rongbi, a resident of Xiaogulong village in Guizhou province, has been glued to her cellphone, eagerly awaiting updates about the Italian show. Their intricate, kaleidoscopic embroidered costumes, featuring unique patterns inspired by nature and their ethnic history, are recognized …

China's Miao embroidery dresses shine at Milan Fashion Week
1 year, 2 months ago

China's Miao embroidery dresses shine at Milan Fashion Week

China Daily  

Barbara Mazzali, councilor for tourism, fashion and territorial marketing of Italy's Lombardy region, poses with two embroiderers from Guizhou province at a show inspired by Miao embroidery by Chinese designer Zhao Huizhou on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week. A Chinese Miao art exhibition, showcasing Miao embroidery clothing from Southwest China's Guizhou province, was held on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week …

China's Miao embroidery dresses shine at Milan Fashion Week
1 year, 2 months ago

China's Miao embroidery dresses shine at Milan Fashion Week

China Daily  

Barbara Mazzali, councilor for tourism, fashion and territorial marketing of Italy's Lombardy region, poses with two embroiderers from Guizhou province at a show inspired by Miao embroidery by Chinese designer Zhao Huizhou on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week. A Chinese Miao art exhibition, showcasing Miao embroidery clothing from Southwest China's Guizhou province, was held on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week …

China's Miao embroidery dresses shine at Milan Fashion Week
1 year, 2 months ago

China's Miao embroidery dresses shine at Milan Fashion Week

China Daily  

Barbara Mazzali, councilor for tourism, fashion and territorial marketing of Italy's Lombardy region, poses with two embroiderers from Guizhou province at a show inspired by Miao embroidery by Chinese designer Zhao Huizhou on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week. A Chinese Miao art exhibition, showcasing Miao embroidery clothing from Southwest China's Guizhou province, was held on Sunday during Milan Fashion Week …

Miao embroiderer takes ethnic intangible heritage to world stage
1 year, 5 months ago

Miao embroiderer takes ethnic intangible heritage to world stage

China Daily  

Pan Yuzhen is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group. Hailing from Taijiang county of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Guizhou province, Pan is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group. Dressed in Miao ethnic costumes featuring unique embroidery patterns, …

Miao embroiderer takes ethnic intangible heritage to world stage
1 year, 5 months ago

Miao embroiderer takes ethnic intangible heritage to world stage

China Daily  

Pan Yuzhen is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group. Hailing from Taijiang county of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Guizhou province, Pan is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group. Dressed in Miao ethnic costumes featuring unique embroidery patterns, …

Vision helps shape village’s future
1 year, 5 months ago

Vision helps shape village’s future

The Independent  

Seen from afar, low-rise buildings featuring white walls and grey tiles huddle together amid stretchy green farmlands across which a river meanders through a valley. “All the rural architecture and natural landscape scenery has been very well preserved,” says Yi, who was born in the prefecture and has practised Miao embroidery for more than a decade. The village conditions are …

Vision helps shape village's future
1 year, 6 months ago

Vision helps shape village's future

China Daily  

Yi Hua demonstrates and explains Miao embroidery to local young women in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province. CHINA DAILY Embroidery skills allow Miao people from Hunan province to bring delicate needlework alive and enable visitors to have an interactive experience with traditional ethnic culture during their stay, Yang Feiyue reports. The village conditions are perfect for what …

Flourishing handicrafts sector kicks off rural revamp
1 year, 7 months ago

Flourishing handicrafts sector kicks off rural revamp

China Daily  

Embroiderers participate in a Miao ethnic group embroidery competition in Ma'an village in Congjiang county, Guizhou province, on August 1. Wei Zuying, a 43-year-old woman from the Miao ethnic group, learned Miao embroidery, a traditional folk craft, from her grandmother and mother at an early age, just like many other Miao women. Like Wei, an increasing number of Miao women …

Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion
1 year, 8 months ago

Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion

China Daily  

Pan Yuzhen, a 77-year-old embroiderer, hails from Taijiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture. Pan Yuzhen, a 77-year-old embroiderer, was thrilled to do the catwalk show in her hand-made Miao costumes last week in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province. At the opening ceremony of the 17th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference held on April 6, a fashion …

Woman masters ancient embroidery art
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman masters ancient embroidery art

China Daily  

Jiang Zaihong teaches other women embroidery skills. After developing her embroidery skills to a high level, Jiang Zaihong is striving to carry Chinese culture forward and bring more people into the field. Xiangxiu, or Xiang embroidery, is embroidery in the Hunan style and one of the four major styles in China. Jiang's embroidery works use various themes with figures of …

Woman masters ancient embroidery art
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman masters ancient embroidery art

China Daily  

Jiang Zaihong teaches other women embroidery skills. After developing her embroidery skills to a high level, Jiang Zaihong is striving to carry Chinese culture forward and bring more people into the field. Xiangxiu, or Xiang embroidery, is embroidery in the Hunan style and one of the four major styles in China. Jiang's embroidery works use various themes with figures of …

Embroidering a future for tradition
2 years ago

Embroidering a future for tradition

China Daily  

Under her mother's influence, Cai Qun learns the batik and embroidery techniques. Almost as soon as Cai Qun was born, 42 years ago, in a Miao village in Zhijin county, Guizhou province's Bijie city, her mother started to make her wedding dress. When Cai also became a mother to a daughter, she took more than a decade to make a …

Embroidering a future for tradition
2 years ago

Embroidering a future for tradition

China Daily  

Under her mother's influence, Cai Qun learns the batik and embroidery techniques. Almost as soon as Cai Qun was born, 42 years ago, in a Miao village in Zhijin county, Guizhou province's Bijie city, her mother started to make her wedding dress. When Cai also became a mother to a daughter, she took more than a decade to make a …

Yi ethnic group invigorates traditional embroidery
2 years, 2 months ago

Yi ethnic group invigorates traditional embroidery

China Daily  

With ancestral embroidery skills, Yi people needle nature designs onto their costumes, such as flowers, butterflies, birds, tigers and cats, as well as the sun, moon and stars. After graduating in 2007, Fan returned to her hometown to establish the Yunnan Naxi Cultural Creative Development Co., Ltd. and registered the brand "Nasu," leading more than 300 embroiderers to participate in …

Yi ethnic group invigorates traditional embroidery
2 years, 2 months ago

Yi ethnic group invigorates traditional embroidery

China Daily  

With ancestral embroidery skills, Yi people needle nature designs onto their costumes, such as flowers, butterflies, birds, tigers and cats, as well as the sun, moon and stars. After graduating in 2007, Fan returned to her hometown to establish the Yunnan Naxi Cultural Creative Development Co., Ltd. and registered the brand "Nasu," leading more than 300 embroiderers to participate in …

Lu embroidery stitches traditional culture to the world
2 years, 7 months ago

Lu embroidery stitches traditional culture to the world

China Daily  

Shandong province in East China is regarded as an important cradle of Chinese civilization, which generated a diverse range of civilizations, and has developed refined and sophisticated artworks, handicrafts and rich intangible cultural heritages, such as Lu embroidery, which is also known as Shandong embroidery. Lu embroidery, one of China's eight famous embroideries, thrived during the Spring and Autumn Period …

Lu embroidery stitches traditional culture to the world
2 years, 7 months ago

Lu embroidery stitches traditional culture to the world

China Daily  

Shandong province in East China is regarded as an important cradle of Chinese civilization, which generated a diverse range of civilizations, and has developed refined and sophisticated artworks, handicrafts and rich intangible cultural heritages, such as Lu embroidery, which is also known as Shandong embroidery. Lu embroidery, one of China's eight famous embroideries, thrived during the Spring and Autumn Period …

Love for embroidery has Miao villagers in stitches
2 years, 7 months ago

Love for embroidery has Miao villagers in stitches

China Daily  

Senior citizens practice Miao embroidery at a workshop in Hejiayan village, Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing, in October. Such is the scene in Hejiayan village, Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing, where elderly people from the Miao ethnic group are continuing their age-old cultural tradition of embroidery. Hu Lan, 55, works at the Miao embroidery workshop in …

Love for embroidery has Miao villagers in stitches
2 years, 7 months ago

Love for embroidery has Miao villagers in stitches

China Daily  

Senior citizens practice Miao embroidery at a workshop in Hejiayan village, Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing, in October. Such is the scene in Hejiayan village, Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing, where elderly people from the Miao ethnic group are continuing their age-old cultural tradition of embroidery. Hu Lan, 55, works at the Miao embroidery workshop in …

Shandong family showcases Lu embroidery for six generations
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong family showcases Lu embroidery for six generations

China Daily  

Lu embroidery is the general name for embroidery products in Shandong province and has a history of more than 2,000 years. As Fuxingyuan always served the ethnic Han Chinese group by spinning yarn, weaving brocades, and embroidering patterns, the empress dowager granted Fuxingyuan's crafts the name of "Han Chinese Textile Embroidery" as one branch of Lu embroidery. Although the business' …

Shandong family showcases Lu embroidery for six generations
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong family showcases Lu embroidery for six generations

China Daily  

Lu embroidery is the general name for embroidery products in Shandong province and has a history of more than 2,000 years. As Fuxingyuan always served the ethnic Han Chinese group by spinning yarn, weaving brocades, and embroidering patterns, the empress dowager granted Fuxingyuan's crafts the name of "Han Chinese Textile Embroidery" as one branch of Lu embroidery. Although the business' …

Shandong family showcases Lu embroidery for six generations
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong family showcases Lu embroidery for six generations

China Daily  

Lu embroidery is the general name for embroidery products in Shandong province and has a history of more than 2,000 years. As Fuxingyuan always served the ethnic Han Chinese group by spinning yarn, weaving brocades, and embroidering patterns, the empress dowager granted Fuxingyuan's crafts the name of "Han Chinese Textile Embroidery" as one branch of Lu embroidery. Although the business' …

Yi embroidery weaves its magic
3 years, 1 month ago

Yi embroidery weaves its magic

China Daily  

Models strut their stuff in a fashion show featuring Yi ethnic garments during the Ningbo Fashion Festival in Zhejiang province late last month. "Fashion exists not only in our modern time but also in the past," she tells China Daily during her visit to the 2021 Ningbo Fashion Festival and the 25th Ningbo International Fashion Fair. Yi garment inheritor Axi …

Yi embroidery weaves its magic
3 years, 1 month ago

Yi embroidery weaves its magic

China Daily  

Models strut their stuff in a fashion show featuring Yi ethnic garments during the Ningbo Fashion Festival in Zhejiang province late last month. "Fashion exists not only in our modern time but also in the past," she tells China Daily during her visit to the 2021 Ningbo Fashion Festival and the 25th Ningbo International Fashion Fair. Yi garment inheritor Axi …

China to hold 5th textile cultural heritage conference in Nov
3 years, 2 months ago

China to hold 5th textile cultural heritage conference in Nov

China Daily  

Miao embroidery has a history dating back more than 2,000 years and was listed by the Chinese government in 2006 as a national Intangible Cultural Heritage. The 5th China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference is scheduled to kick off on Nov 11 in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, local authorities said on Thursday. Themed "Develop the Miao embroidery …

China to hold 5th textile cultural heritage conference in Nov
3 years, 2 months ago

China to hold 5th textile cultural heritage conference in Nov

China Daily  

Miao embroidery has a history dating back more than 2,000 years and was listed by the Chinese government in 2006 as a national Intangible Cultural Heritage. The 5th China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference is scheduled to kick off on Nov 11 in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, local authorities said on Thursday. Themed "Develop the Miao embroidery …

Embroidery expert teaches women in Xinjiang
3 years, 8 months ago

Embroidery expert teaches women in Xinjiang

China Daily  

Five women from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have been learning fine embroidery skills in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, and will share their skills with others when they go back to their hometowns. Five women from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have been learning fine embroidery skills in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, since late March. All from Xinjiang's Xinyuan county, the five …

Shinan offers club for embroidery lovers
4 years, 5 months ago

Shinan offers club for embroidery lovers

China Daily  

The Zhanshan embroidery club is popular among embroidery artists and enthusiasts in Shinan. A wide array of unique cultural and creative experimental activities entitled "Zhanshan embroidery club· meet intangible cultural heritage " has provided visitors with a diverse array of experiences related to intangible cultural heritage items, particularly embroidery, in Zhanshan neighborhood, Shinan district, Qingdao. A series of 60 courses …

Shinan offers club for embroidery lovers
4 years, 5 months ago

Shinan offers club for embroidery lovers

China Daily  

The Zhanshan embroidery club is popular among embroidery artists and enthusiasts in Shinan. A wide array of unique cultural and creative experimental activities entitled "Zhanshan embroidery club· meet intangible cultural heritage " has provided visitors with a diverse array of experiences related to intangible cultural heritage items, particularly embroidery, in Zhanshan neighborhood, Shinan district, Qingdao. A series of 60 courses …

Shinan offers club for embroidery lovers
4 years, 5 months ago

Shinan offers club for embroidery lovers

China Daily  

The Zhanshan embroidery club is popular among embroidery artists and enthusiasts in Shinan. A wide array of unique cultural and creative experimental activities entitled "Zhanshan embroidery club· meet intangible cultural heritage " has provided visitors with a diverse array of experiences related to intangible cultural heritage items, particularly embroidery, in Zhanshan neighborhood, Shinan district, Qingdao. A series of 60 courses …

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