Xing Street Embroidery

Xing Street Embroidery

　　Embroidery is a traditional folk craft in Xing Street with a history of over 100 years. The embroidery works feature unique craftsmanship and diverse patterns, making them highly popular among people.

　　There are mainly two types of embroidery: hand embroidery and board embroidery. Hand embroidery uses hollow needles, “throwing knives,” scissors, and bamboo hoops as tools, along with brightly colored, high-quality fabrics and threads as raw materials. It is created through specific craft processes including drawing, stitching, throwing, and cutting. Board embroidery primarily uses modified sewing machines as the main tool and high-quality fabrics, along with colorful threads as raw materials, produced through two specific processes: drawing and embroidering. Historically, Xing Street embroidery was known for baby carriers favored by the public. As aesthetic preferences evolved, this distinctive traditional craft has been widely applied to develop decorative items suitable for homes, hotels, and inns. Its products are exported to regions and countries such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Singapore, and the United States. The number of people engaged in embroidery processing has grown to over 3,000 households and more than 10,000 individuals. In 2005, the total output value of embroidery products reached 32 million yuan.