Chinese minority’s beautiful embroidery uses horsetail hair for intricate designs

A craft passed down for thousands of years, the horsetail embroidery of China's Shui people is deemed a local intangible cultural heritage From auspicious horse-themed phrases and couplets to whether ...
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Between the stitches: Inheritance and innovation of Suzhou embroidery

Suzhou embroidery is one of the most celebrated styles of Chinese silk embroidery, named for the city of Suzhou in China's Jiangsu province. With a history of more than 2,000 years, this form of ...
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Introduction to Chinese embroidery / Hongfu Li

"The book provides a comprehensive introduction to Chinese embroidery, including its history, styles in different regions, patterns, techniques and its appreciation. It serves as the first guidebook ...
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Weston resident shows off Chinese embroidery style

In celebration of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese community of greater Boston hosted a demonstration of Chinese cultural traditions at City Hall ...
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Nyonya needlework embroidery and beadwork in the Peranakan world Cheah Hwei-Fe'n ; edited by Alan Chong and Richard Lingner

Foreword / Alan Chong, Director of the Peranakan Museum -- Nonya Needlework: Craft & Heritage -- A Stitch In Time: A Brief History of Nyonya Needlework -- Gold and Silver Embroidery: Diversity and ...