China Exclusive: Universe born on tip of needle

Spiral galaxies, hazy nebulas, a comet dragging its tail, a black hole swallowing a star. This is a universe created by embroidery artist Chen Yinghua with a needle and silk threads...

silk embroidery universe

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Contemporary Chinese Embroidery Art Exhibition Opened in Beijing 2012

An exhibition of contemporary Chinese embroidery artworks sponsored by the Chinese National Academy of Arts is being held at Chinese Museum of Women and Children in Beijing. The exhibition will be held from Nov 18th to Nov 28th...

embroidery exhibition beijing

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Chinese Embroidery Show in Turkey in 2010

A Chinese embroidery show opened in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday, with 60 masterpieces offering visitors a savor of the ancient art. The embroidery show demonstrated such various styles as single- sided, double-sided, flat, crisscross and cut silk...

embroidery exhibition in turkey

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Chinese Embroidery Masterpieces Impressed Visitors at Jordan's Show in 2007

In the late 19th century, Master Shen Shou, by combining Chinese traditions and essences of the Western painting, created the technique of "verisimilar embroidery." In the 1930s, Professor Yang Shouyu made a breakthrough on the traditions of embroidery and invented the "crisscross stitch" technique...

chinese embroidery show

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