What is the earliest embroidery work?
Chinese embroidery originated more than 3000 years ago. It is said that there was a smart and beautiful girl in ancient Suzhou who accidentally poked a hole in her skirt in order to make a new dowry before getting married. She used her quick wits to embroider a small flower with colorful flannel, which not only covered the hole, but also looked particularly beautiful and played a icing on the cake. Inspired for the first time, smart Suzhou people began to like to wear embroidered clothes. According to Liu Xiang's Shuo Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu people began to use embroidery skills to beautify their lives. In the Three Kingdoms period, Suzhou embroidery developed to a higher level. It is said that Mrs. Zhao made a painting embroidery for Sun Quan by using her expertise in painting embroidery. At that time, people called it "no needle", so Mrs. Zhao became the originator of painting embroidery.