Patchwork, embroidery, and fabric folk arts from across China.
Discover the four great schools of Chinese embroidery — Suzhou, Hunan, Guangdong, and Sichuan — their signature stitches, motifs, and how to tell them apart.
Discover Chinese tie-dye (jiaoxie) and Miao batik: how a thread and a copper wax knife leave white flowers on indigo cloth, the craft's history, regional styles, and where to try it today.
Discover Miao embroidery, the wordless history book of the Miao people. Learn the meanings of butterfly, dragon, and migration symbols, the major regional styles, and how this ancient craft is being revived today.
How northern Chinese villages pieced scraps into hundred-family quilts and sewed tiger hats to protect children — folk cloth art with 3,000-year roots.
Discover Suzhou embroidery, the silk-thread art of Jiangnan. Learn how double-sided stitching works, the eight qualities of a masterwork, and the four regional branches that keep Su xiu alive today.
Why do Chinese babies wear tiger shoes? The protective cloth arts families sewed for children — tiger shoes, herbal sachets, and the wishes stitched into them.