Its techniques include single face embroidery and unique double-face embroidery, which looks the same from either side. Su embroidery reached its peak in Qing dynasty. Almost every family raised silkworm and embroidered. According to history records, Su embroidery was so popular in the Song dynasty that people even named their lanes with names concerned with silk and embroidery. Suzhou Embroidery appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty and was briefly named Su embroidery. The most famous embroideries in China are Su embroidery in Jiangsu, Xiang embroidery in Hunan, Shu embroidery in Sichuan and Yue embroidery in Guangdong, namely Four Renowned Embroideries. However, the common people, who once produced excellent silk skills and goods, could not afford this expensive material because of poverty.Įmbroidery always accompanies silk and its development.

Historically, most of these silk goods served as clothing material and decorations. According to the different weaving skills and silk fabrics, silk goods are divided to many types, such as embroidery, brocade, satin and so on. It demonstrates the brilliant civilization of ancient China. For more inspiration and ideas to help you use this brocade fabric, sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Instagram.Originated in the primitive society, silk skill is one of the greatest China’s contributions to the world. Why not read our latest reviews to see what other people have said about the quality and value of our material? And don’t forget, every time you shop with Fabric Land, you start earning loyalty points that can be used across the site for even more great projects. Whatever project you are currently working on, our range of brocade fabrics has something for everyone. Our team work tirelessly to bring you the best range of material in one place. When shopping with Fabric Land, you get the bonus of knowing you are getting a great quality fabric at the best price. The material is versatile and can be used on a number of different projects including clothing, upholstery and dressmaking and fancy dress costumes. This Chinese style, brocade dragon print fabric is available in red, cerise, emerald, gold, yellow, turquoise, black and khaki.

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