Miao Horsehair Embroidery

Miao Horsehair Embroidery

　　Miao Horsehair Embroidery

　　Unlike stone carvings and pottery, Miao Horsehair Embroidery is a highly distinctive craft. It often combines various embroidery methods including knot embroidery, flat stitching, and random stitching to enhance and bring out its unique traits. The artistry of horsehair embroidery is also exceptional. Artisans manually wrap white silk thread around horsehair to form a type of white pre-made embroidery thread resembling bass guitar strings. This white thread is then coiled along the outlines of traditional paper-cut patterns, and the central areas are filled in with flat embroidery made from multicolored silk threads. The resulting embroidery pieces have a shallow relief effect. The designs abstractly interpret objective forms with strong subjective expression, using exaggeration and unconventional composition, creating artistic images that differ markedly from their real-life counterparts.