During the Spring and Autumn Period some 2,500 years ago, people from Wu State applied embroidery to clothes, and thus began the origin of Suzhou-style embroidery. Suzhou embroidery is world renowned ...

With a simple needle moving up and down on a piece of cloth, a delicate flower begins to take shape under her hands. Watching Yao Jianping doing embroidery is just like watching a ballet performance ...

Suzhou embroidery is one of the most celebrated styles of Chinese silk embroidery, named for the city of Suzhou in China's Jiangsu province. With a history of more than 2,000 years, this form of ...

A Chinese historical TV series that is slated to premiere during the summer vacation has aroused interest with its marketing that showcased the elaborately crafted costumes representing one of the ...

Growing up as a Palestinian in the diaspora, Zain Masri would spend summers visiting her grandmother in Jordan. One summer, Masri’s grandmother, who is a skilled seamstress with her own business, ...

Marie Palmer's desk is covered in a swirl of color — a turquoise sewing machine, boxes overflowing with thread, and acrylic landscape paintings in various states of completion. She sits in her pink ...

Experts believe that the know-how of the delicate handicraft has been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times. According to Visit Iran, there are some historical documents and ...

Two thousand years ago, Sichuan embroidery from Chengdu was transported to the West via the ancient Silk Road, becoming a fashion item among royalty in ancient Rome. Today, Sichuan embroidery is again ...