1. Because ancient women had nothing to do, they had to learn embroidery when they had nothing to do in the boudoir.
It is an ancient custom that men plow and women weave. Women can't go out to farm, they should learn textile embroidery from an early age.
3. Thirdly, the garment manufacturing industry in ancient China was underdeveloped, so if you want to wear beautiful clothes, you have to embroider yourself.
4. In ancient times, it was advocated that women are virtuous without talent, so I hope that women have no education and reflect their differences as the standard of mate selection. Therefore, not only embroidery, cooking is also a basic course for ancient women, which is not only a sign that a man asks his wife to be virtuous, but also a standard for her mother-in-law to inspect.
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Archaeological Origin of Chinese Embroidery
The earliest embroidery found in archaeology At present, the earliest embroidery found in China is 1974 embroidery unearthed from the Western Zhou Tomb in Rujiazhuang, Baoji, Shaanxi.
1, cloth, thread, silk. 1926, Mr. Li Ji from Tsinghua University and others excavated Yangshao cultural site in Yin Xi Village, Xiaxian County, Shanxi Province, and found half a cocoon this time. Later, it was identified as a kind of silkworm, about 6000 to 5500 years ago.
2. During the period of1958, the Zhejiang archaeological team found a bamboo basket containing some textiles and silk thread at Liangzhu Cultural Site in Qianshanyang, Huzhou. Later, some experts analyzed and studied, and found that there are silk pieces interwoven with silk and ribbons twisted with silk thread.
After dating, they were found to be objects 4,750 years ago.
3. During the period of1972, the cultural relics and archaeology department of Zhejiang Province excavated Hemudu site in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, and unearthed some textile-related objects, such as pottery spinning wheel, wood weft knife, wood weaving shaft, bone cone and bone tube woven net. At the same time, hemp rope was unearthed.
Later, it was identified as 6960+ 100 years ago. In the same year, Gebu fragments dating back about 6000 years were found in the Neolithic site in Caocha, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province.
4. During the period of1980, the archaeological team of Xiezhou, Henan Province discovered the silk and linen fabric fragments dating back to 5,500 years in the Neolithic site of Qingtai Village, Xingyang City, Henan Province. It is found that they are woven with typical mulberry silk and dyed with mineral pigments such as ochre. There are many similar archaeological achievements.
It can basically be concluded that silk thread and wiring thread should have existed 6000 years ago.