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.
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.
