Embroidery is an important category in Chinese embroidery art, and the four famous embroideries of the Qing Dynasty pushed embroidery skills to the extreme. The fineness and elegance of Su embroidery, the bright and boldness of Hunan embroidery, the fullness and richness of Guangdong embroidery, and the exquisiteness and magic of Shu embroidery have always been praised by the world. Among them, Suzhou embroidery is particularly popular.
"Xuehen Embroidery Book" is China's first embroidery theory monograph. The author collects his lifelong embroidery skills and systematically discusses the essence of Su embroidery art with a history of four thousand years. The book is divided into volumes such as embroidery tools, embroidery matters, needle techniques, embroidery essentials, embroidery products, and embroidery generals. It explains in detail the use of eighteen kinds of stitches in Su embroidery, as well as embroidery essentials such as situation assessment, color matching, and light seeking.
When compiling the original work, the translator and annotator added the three major embroidery species of Hunan, Guangdong, and Sichuan and more folk embroidery species to analyze the broad connotation of traditional embroidery in detail, striving to make it a more complete book for learning and appreciating traditional embroidery.
Reader comments
This book "Xue Shen Embroidery Book" is really good! It is China's first embroidery theory monograph, which systematically discusses the artistic essence of Su embroidery. I especially like the detailed explanations of various stitches in the book. It feels like I am chatting with an embroidery master. This reminds me of Lin Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions". She is also good at embroidery, and maybe she has used these stitches! Moreover, this book also supplements the content of other embroidery types, which is very comprehensive. The translator and annotator was very thoughtful and added cultural explanations to make it easier for us to understand. I think this book is not only suitable for embroidery lovers, but also for friends who are interested in traditional Chinese culture. All in all, it's a useful book to open and worth reading!
This book "Xue Shen Embroidery Book" is really good! It is China's first embroidery theory monograph, which systematically discusses the artistic essence of Su embroidery. I especially like the detailed explanations of various stitches in the book. It feels like I am chatting with an embroidery master. This reminds me of Lin Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions". She is also good at embroidery, and maybe she has used these stitches! Moreover, this book also supplements the content of other embroidery types, which is very comprehensive. The translator and annotator was very thoughtful and added cultural explanations to make it easier for us to understand. I think this book is not only suitable for embroidery lovers, but also for friends who are interested in traditional Chinese culture. All in all, it's a useful book to open and worth reading!