Many young female embroiderers have apprenticed themselves to famous embroidery masters in Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute in order to improve their skills and sell their embroidery works...
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Suzhou has a clean and quiet environment. The people live a comfortable life and have creative ideas. Needlework is a skill learned by all women, whether rich or poor. It is even required knowledge for the girls of wealthy families...
Suzhou embroidery artist Yao Jianping embroidered a silk embroidery portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Yao Jianping said she wanted to present her embroidery artwork as a gift from the Chinese people to the British royal family...
Zou Yingzi is the first Suzhou embroidery artist who combines her own photography with silk embroidery. She made her national award-winning embroidery work series ‘Branches and Vines’ based on the photos she took herself...
