Tag Archives: Chinese embroidery

Chinese Embroidery: Kingfisher

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Hannah

I don’t know if y’all remember but at one point I started a Xiang Chinese embroidery kit. I really felt like working on that style of project, but that one just seemed so very large and such a long way from … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Birds: Part 2

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Hannah

I know you’ve been waiting anxiously for another round of pictures (see Part 1). So here they are! I also asked my dad to find out what the Chinese characters (百鸟朝凰) at the top say (he’s been learning Chinese for … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Birds: Part 1

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Hannah

I have something truly amazing to show y’all today. My wonderful wonderful aunt gave me this embroidery souvenir, bought in Singapore in the 1980s. Sorry about the reflections in the glass – couldn’t get a photo without them. It’s all … Continue reading →

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embroidery in San Francisco

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Hannah

Y’all, I am dashing around San Francisco on vacation this weekend. It is great!!!! I wanted to mention that I found the most wonderful gallery with a truly, truly AMAZING series of embroideries. It’s the Asian Arts Center, open Monday … Continue reading →

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Chinese embroidered purse

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Hannah

A Chinese friend of mine gave me this lovely purse from China to show y’all. Green and gold go well together. It’s so pretty! It’s mostly a monochromatic design in four shades of green. Plus a few gold accents. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Progress on the Chinese embroidery

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Hannah

I’ve been working on the Chinese silk embroidery kit (my post introducing it) from Elite Silk Arts. It’s really looking gorgeous! But you know, embroidering with a single silk strand takes a whole lot of stitches to cover an area. … Continue reading →

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Xiang Silk Embroidery

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Hannah

OK, I swear the number of embroidery projects I’m working on simultaneously is not exponentially increasing. Really. This blog is definitely not helping though – I keep finding more things to try out. Regardless, I wanted to mention a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Chinese embroidery: 100 children playing

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Hannah

This is a Chinese embroidery depicting the Buddha and 100 children playing. My mother told me she counted once, and there were indeed 100 children. I tried to double check, but I kept losing track so I’m just going to … Continue reading →

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Singapore: Chinese embroidery

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Hannah

Look what I got for Christmas! My parents bought this in Singapore in the mid-eighties. It’s definitely from the Chinese tradition, and probably created in Singapore itself. Sorry about the flash reflection in the glass. This is partially painted and … Continue reading →

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