Gold, Silver and Colored Embroidery

Gold, Silver and Colored Embroidery

　　Ningbo embroidery, known as "Ning Embroidery," was once as renowned as "Shu Embroidery" and "Su Embroidery." "Ning Embroidery" is divided into gold, silver and colored embroidery (also called antique-style embroidery), flat embroidery, wrapped-stem embroidery, and knife embroidery, among which gold, silver and colored embroidery is the most famous for its classic elegance, harmonious colors, and exquisite craftsmanship. Gold, silver and colored embroidery is a craft made by laying gold and silver threads and embroidering with various colored threads on silk satin and other materials. Depending on the production techniques and materials used, it can be further divided into three main types: gold-wrapped embroidery, gold-padded embroidery, and mesh embroidery. Its products include bedspreads, embroidered clothing, cushions, door curtains, tablecloths, and women’s shoulder bags, among others. It serves not only as an art appreciation piece and a daily-use item but also makes for an excellent gift for family and friends. The contemporary scholar Zhao Puchu praised it with the words: “Drawing from ancient and modern inspiration, cutting clouds and trimming the moon; exotic flowers and plants, crafted with divine needlework.” The gold and silver embroidered standing screen "A Hundred Cranes Facing the Sun," created by the Ningbo Embroidery Factory, won the Precious Work Award at the 8th China Arts and Crafts百花 Awards in 1989, and then in March 1990, it received the National Golden Cup (Precious Work) Award. To date, it is the only embroidery product in China’s embroidery industry to have been awarded the country’s highest honor. (Ningbo)

　　Gold, silver and colored embroidery is a craft made by laying gold and silver threads and embroidering with various colored threads on silk satin and other materials. Depending on the production techniques and materials used, it can be further divided into three main types: gold-wrapped embroidery, gold-padded embroidery, and mesh embroidery. Its products include bedspreads, embroidered clothing, cushions, door curtains, tablecloths, and women’s shoulder bags, among others. It serves not only as an art appreciation piece and a daily-use item but also makes for an excellent gift for family and friends.