Suzhou Embroidery Process
Suzhou Embroidery Process
Stitch by Stitch, Weave Eastern Elegance: The Craftsmanship Journey of Handmade ICH Suzhou Embroidery Bags & Scarves
When your fingertips touch the smooth fabric of a handmade Suzhou Embroidery bag, and the delicate texture of an embroidered silk scarf brushes against your neck, what you feel is not only the warmth of premium silk, but also the inheritance of Eastern craftsmanship spanning over 2,500 years. Every Suzhou Embroidery creation begins with the faint glow of silkworm cocoons and ends with the deep affection of needles and threads. Our ICH-certified Suzhou Embroidery bags and silk scarves are the most vivid carriers of this time-honored craftsmanship.
The story of Suzhou Embroidery starts with traditional silk reeling. Selected plump silkworm cocoons are boiled in precisely temperature-controlled 80°C hot water for silk extraction. Artisans must concentrate and continuously add cocoons to ensure the silk threads are as uniform and fine as hair. This raw silk just extracted from cocoons, with its natural tenacity and luster, lays the initial foundation for exquisite Suzhou Embroidery crafts.
To make the silk more smooth and delicate, the raw silk needs to be soaked in food-grade alkali overnight, gently boiled to completely remove residual sericin, then repeatedly rinsed and air-dried in a cool place. The degummed silk (boiled-off silk) after removing impurities is as soft as a cloud, with a warm and restrained luster, laying a solid foundation for subsequent hand embroidery. The dried degummed silk also undergoes fine silk strand separation, being split into extremely thin filaments, each carrying the artisan's pursuit of ultimate details for Suzhou Embroidery accessories.
The essence of hand embroidery lies in the rise and fall of each stitch. Suzhou Embroidery boasts more than 40 classic stitching techniques. Artisans fix the silk threads with seamless starting stitches, then manipulate the needles and threads with dexterous fingertips. Whether it is the fluffy texture of animal fur or the vivid layers of water waves and fish scales, they can be accurately presented. The artistic characteristics of "exquisiteness, delicacy, elegance and purity" gradually take shape in the shuttling of silk threads. The elegant color gradients and beautiful patterns weave a profound Eastern artistic conception. After the embroidery is completed, artisans carefully tie knots to finish, eliminating loose thread ends and making every detail of the Suzhou Embroidery work impeccable.
Finally, the hand-mounted and shaped embroidered pieces are carefully sewn onto high-quality bag bodies and silk scarves, perfectly integrating the elegant charm of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) Suzhou Embroidery with modern accessory design. From silkworm cocoons to finished handmade Suzhou Embroidery products, every step consumes time and effort, which is the unique charm of authentic Suzhou Embroidery.
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