Folk Fabric - Original Folk Craft Treasures

Author: Chen Xiaoping
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Embroidery is a splendid gem in the realm of folk arts. It primarily uses materials such as cotton, silk, satin, and gauze, with themes reflecting the aspirations of ordinary people for a better life. Through techniques of deformation and exaggeration, it incorporates and absorbs various craftsmanship from folk art, employing methods like cutting, sewing, embroidery, pasting, picking, pulling (tying), patching, wrapping, stitching, layering, and inlaying to create fabric crafts. Embroidery works exhibit diverse forms, varied styles, simple tones, and are lightweight yet practical, presenting a fresh and rustic folk charm.
Ancient Chinese folk embroidery encompasses clothing, footwear, bedding, shoulder bags, backpacks, pillows, toys, and other small decorative items (such as headbands, sachets, fan pouches,, handkerchiefs, etc.). These daily necessities are not only aesthetically pleasing but also enhance the strength and durability of the fabric, making them highly valuable both in terms of aesthetics and practicality. With its diverse craftsmanship and broad application, embroidery has become a traditional yet innovative folk art.
This book primarily collects over 300 contemporary folk embroidery pieces popular in Shandong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi regions, compiled into a collection to inspire further appreciation and research of folk embroidery.