Yao needlework crafts a revival
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Yao needlework crafts a revival

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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 the people. Born in 1970 in a village in Badu Yao township, Tianlin county, Pan is a representative inheritor of the Tianlin Yao embroidery art.

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Yangzhou embroidery on show
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Yangzhou embroidery on show

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Updated: 2024-12-09 A mesmerizing exhibition on Yangzhou embroidery, featuring more than 50 elegant works by Wu Xiaoping, a revered artist, along with seven of her apprentices, will be held from Dec 2 to 12 at the art gallery of Yangzhou University. A Yangzhou embroidery work featuring a Chinese landscape is exhibited at the art gallery of Yangzhou University. Under Wu's …

Stitching together tradition with modernity
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Stitching together tradition with modernity

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By YANG FEIYUE | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-07 11:01 An embroidery work by Zhao. Under a magnifying glass, more than 100 Chinese characters of shou in different fonts manage to set themselves clearly apart from one another on a cloth the size of a match box. They were all embroidered by Zhao Hongyu, 66, stitch by stitch on the …

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 …

Leaf-Vein Embroidery: A Timeless Tapestry of Tradition and Craftsmanship
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Leaf-Vein Embroidery: A Timeless Tapestry of Tradition and Craftsmanship

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The article highlights the intricate craftsmanship of leaf-vein embroidery in Tongren city, Guizhou province, China. Leaf-vein embroidery has been a significant cultural tradition for generations, with the technique originating in the Song Dynasty and being passed down through various ethnic groups in the southwestern region. The article showcases the meticulous process of leaf-vein embroidery, from selecting and drying leaves to …

Leaf-Vein Embroidery: A Timeless Tapestry of Tradition and Craftsmanship
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Leaf-Vein Embroidery: A Timeless Tapestry of Tradition and Craftsmanship

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The article highlights the intricate craftsmanship of leaf-vein embroidery in Tongren city, Guizhou province, China. Leaf-vein embroidery has been passed down through generations, with the key steps involving selecting and drying leaves, designing patterns, and embroidering them onto the leaves. The intricate patterns and delicate designs showcase the artistry and skill of the embroiderers. The article also explores the challenges …

Leaf-Vein Embroidery: A Timeless Art Form in Guizhou Province
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Leaf-Vein Embroidery: A Timeless Art Form in Guizhou Province

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The exquisite craftsmanship of leaf-vein embroidery in Tongren city, Guizhou province, has made Guizhou embroidery one of the major styles of embroidery in China. Leaf-vein embroidery first appeared in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and has been used to transmit information by several ethnic groups in the southwestern region. Yang Li, an inheritor of this technique, has incorporated the traditional embroidery …

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

Artisans build more complete picture of China

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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 …

Embroidering a fashionable career
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Embroidering a fashionable career

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Her work is on display at an ongoing exhibition, Poetic Charm of Splendid Attire, at the National Art Museum of China. Born into several generations of embroiderers, fashion designer Lan Yu remembers that her first piece of Su embroidery was a bib made for her by her mother Lan Tanghua, for use as a child at kindergarten. As she studied …

Embroidering a fashionable career
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Embroidering a fashionable career

China Daily  

Her work is on display at an ongoing exhibition, Poetic Charm of Splendid Attire, at the National Art Museum of China. Born into several generations of embroiderers, fashion designer Lan Yu remembers that her first piece of Su embroidery was a bib made for her by her mother Lan Tanghua, for use as a child at kindergarten. As she studied …

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 …

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

Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion

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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 …

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

Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion

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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

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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 …

Embroidery inheritor promotes 'ethnic chic'
2 years ago

Embroidery inheritor promotes 'ethnic chic'

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Lan Lin works on her embroidery. From designing, drawing and choosing materials to fabric cutting, stitching and sewing, Lan said making a new embroidery product usually takes at least 15 days. To blend the modern aesthetic with the time-honored Zhuang embroidery, Lan is constantly improving the stitching techniques and is becoming bolder in choosing colors and designing patterns. Riding the …

Embroidery inheritor promotes 'ethnic chic'
2 years ago

Embroidery inheritor promotes 'ethnic chic'

China Daily  

Lan Lin works on her embroidery. From designing, drawing and choosing materials to fabric cutting, stitching and sewing, Lan said making a new embroidery product usually takes at least 15 days. To blend the modern aesthetic with the time-honored Zhuang embroidery, Lan is constantly improving the stitching techniques and is becoming bolder in choosing colors and designing patterns. Riding the …

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

Yi ethnic group invigorates traditional embroidery

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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 …

Splendid life embroidered on satin
2 years, 5 months ago

Splendid life embroidered on satin

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Embroidery work on satin by Zhou Fen. Zhou Fen, an inheritor of embroidery on satin in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, has embroidered a beautiful life with her skilled hands. During her learning period, Zhou participated in the making of a large-scale embroidery piece on satin entitled Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King, which helped Zhou and her coworkers secure …

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

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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 …

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 …

Dahua handcraft project wins award in autonomous regional competitions
4 years, 4 months ago

Dahua handcraft project wins award in autonomous regional competitions

China Daily  

The Guangxi Wucai Yao Skill Workshop, a poverty alleviation project in Dahua Yao autonomous county, won the second prize at the 4th China Chuangyi Entrepreneurship and Innovation Guangxi Competition on Aug 14. Guangxi Wucai Yao Skill Workshop is an innovative project established for impoverished women. It aims to carry out intangible cultural heritage skills and sewing technology training for women …

Dahua handcraft project wins award in autonomous regional competitions
4 years, 4 months ago

Dahua handcraft project wins award in autonomous regional competitions

China Daily  

The Guangxi Wucai Yao Skill Workshop, a poverty alleviation project in Dahua Yao autonomous county, won the second prize at the 4th China Chuangyi Entrepreneurship and Innovation Guangxi Competition on Aug 14. Guangxi Wucai Yao Skill Workshop is an innovative project established for impoverished women. It aims to carry out intangible cultural heritage skills and sewing technology training for women …

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