Technique of making brocade embroidery paintings

Author: Zhang Manju
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Quilt Embroidery Painting is a painting made of fabric, an ancient traditional folk art passed down in China. It originated in the Tang Dynasty, with its predecessor being silk and satin embroidery. It further developed during the Qing Dynasty. It is said that the mother of Emperor Qianlong personally led palace maids to create many floral and figure works using this craft. With its vibrant colors, clear layers, lifelike expressions, vivid liveliness, the Palace Museum still collects and displays many silk and satin embroidery works to this day. Quilt Embroidery Painting is an elegant art that can adorn homes and is also a wonderful gift for friends and family. It is deeply loved by many elderly people for its exquisite craftsmanship, rich colors, strong sense of dimension, and ease of learning. The China Science Senior University has created a good learning and activity environment for us and has hired teachers from the Beijing Embroidery Research Institute to teach us the craft of quilt embroidery painting. At the university, while learning the making of quilt embroidery painting, we met each other, exchanged skills, not only exercised our hands and minds but also enriched our lives and improved our aesthetic tastes.