Embroidery is one of the ancient handicrafts in China, which has a history of more than 2,000 years in China. Chinese embroidery mainly includes Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Yue embroidery.

Suzhou embroidery has a history of more than two thousand years, and it has reached a considerable scale in the Song Dynasty. In Suzhou, there are workshops and alleys with centralized production, such as embroidery garment workshop, embroidery lane, rolling embroidery workshop and embroidery line lane. Xiang embroidery is the general name of embroidery products centered on Changsha, Hunan. Animals such as lions and tigers embroidered with special hair pins are powerful.

Shu embroidery, also known as "Sichuan embroidery", is the general name of embroidery products centered on Chengdu, Sichuan. Embroidered satin quilt cover and traditional product "Furong Carp" are the most famous. Guangdong embroidery is the general name of Guangdong embroidery and Chaozhou embroidery, and the technological level of Guangdong embroidery in the Tang Dynasty has been extraordinary. Guangdong embroidery is collected by museums in Britain, France, Germany and the United States.

Embroidery techniques include: wrong needle embroidery, disorderly needle embroidery, net embroidery, ground embroidery, silk locking, silk picking, brocade picking, shadow gold plating, velvet laying, velvet scraping, thread sprinkling and flower picking. There are dozens of stitches in embroidery, such as Qi Zhen, looping, thread picking, long and short stitches, sewing, etc., which are colorful and have their own characteristics. Embroidery can be divided into silk embroidery, feather embroidery and hair embroidery according to materials.

1, color embroidery

Color embroidery refers to embroidery in which patterns are embroidered with various colors of embroidery thread. Its bright colors and fine stitches are often used in clothing accessories, and its color changes make people look very gorgeous and exquisite.

2. Carving and embroidery

Carved embroidery, also known as floor embroidery, is difficult and effective. In the process of embroidery, holes are trimmed according to the needs of patterns, and exquisite patterns are embroidered in holes in different ways, so that embroidery looks exquisite and elegant.

Step 3 cross stitch

Cross stitch is a popular embroidery method among the people. Its embroidery method is relatively simple. According to the warp and weft direction of the fabric, the diagonal cross-stitch with the same size is arranged into the design requirements, and the theme is mainly flowers and plants, showing a strong folk decoration style.