Su embroidery: Suzhou city of Jiangsu province and everything from it reflects tranquility, refinement, and elegance. So does Su Embroidery. The designs are usually very simple, highlighting a main theme. Its stitching is smooth, dense, thin, neat, uniform, delicate and harmonious. Double-sided embroidery has the different patterns on both sides.
Xiang
embroidery was initiated in the Chu kingdom of the Warring States
Period. It had become the main craft in places around Changsha, capital city
of Hunan Province. It absorbed and combined the merits of Su embroidery and
Yue embroidery with their local embroidery, and developed the unique,
detailed, marvelous style. Our inventory is exclusively
Xiang style,
since it is the highest quality found in China.
Yue embroidery was developed in Tang Dynasty. Ancient Chinese craftsmen used peacock feathers twisted together as the embroidering thread to stitch the ornamental designs. The designs are rich and complicated in content with bright colors and strong decorative effects. The embroidery is smooth and even.
Bian embroidery is found primarily in the city of Kaifeng, in Henan Province. It was regarded as a National Treasure during the Northern Song Dynasty, and was mainly used by the royal family so it was also called Court Embroidery. The city of Kaifeng was called “Bianlinag” which was the capital city of Song Dynasty, and the embroidery technique has been know as Bian embroidery ever since. Bian embroidery has rich and bright colors, neat and fine quality. The style is exquisite, precise and elegant.
Shu embroidery products are mostly found in Chengdu city of Sichuan Province. Like other Chinese embroidery, the style is constructed with soft satins and colored threads, and is embroidered by hand. The varied stitching methods form their unique local style. Designs include flowers, birds, landscapes, fish, and portraits, and applications include quilt covers, pillow covers, back cushions, table cloths, scarves and handkerchiefs.
