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An Introduction of Silk Embroidery Quality
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The quality of silk embroideries
varies tremendously. Prices of silk embroideries varies with the
quality. In terms of quality, silk embroideries can be divided into
three groups, average
quality silk embroidery, fine
quality silk embroidery and top
quality silk embroidery.
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Average
Quality
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Average quality silk embroideries are
often found in some tourist spots. They normally look not bad from a
distance. While you take a close look at them, you will see they are
not 100% hand embroidered. There is only little hand embroidery work
in each silk embroidery picture. The background is often printed. The
embroidery work is done with full silk threads and there is a
noticeable space between each two silk threads. The stitches are very
long. The whole embroidery work has limited colors and is always
done with one layer.
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Some people buy average quality silk
embroideries because they are cheap, while others buy them because
they don't know much about Chinese silk embroideries and they think
all the silk embroideries are the same. An average quality silk
embroidery can be a good choice as a tourist souvenir. But since the
background is printed not embroidered, its colors may fade with
time.
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Fine Quality
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Most of the silk embroideries people see
in shops while they are traveling in China are fine quality silk
embroideries. These embroideries look much better than average quality
embroideries. They are 100% hand embroidered , not printed. The
embroidery work is always done with split silk threads. (One silk
thread can be divided into 16 thinner silk threads. Most of the
embroidery work in a fine quality silk embroidery is done with 1/2 to
1/4 silk thread, using silk threads that are divided 2 to 3 times)
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For an average customer who is
interested in Chinese silk embroidery, a fine quality silk embroidery
is a good choice. By using split silk threads, the embroidery work is
very smooth and dense. A fine quality silk embroidery has more colors.
The embroidery work is often done with 2-3 layers of embroidery. Since
it is completely hand embroidered not printed, its colors won't fade
over time. It is a good choice for wall decor and gifts on various
occasions.
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Top Quality
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It takes from several months to even several years to complete one
top quality silk embroidery. Top quality silk embroideries are
very expensive and are only for serious collectors. The embroidery
work is done with very thin silk threads, 1/16 silk threads or
silk threads divided 4 times. Many of the silk embroideries in Suzhou
Embroidery Research Institute (located in Jingde Road,
Suzhou, China) are top quality silk embroideries, embroideries at
the same quality level as depicted in the book "Threads
of Light". Since top quality silk embroideries are
too expensive to be affordable for many customers, we do not have
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Customers interested in
owning a top quality silk embroidery please contact us for custom
embroidery project. We will quote you the price after learning
which picture and what size you want. Silk embroideries like Head
of Tiger and Bird
of Paradise are the top quality silk embroideries we made for
customers.
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