Shuang Mianxiu cat refers to the cat embroidered by Shuang Mianxiu. This embroidery started at 1956. When Gu took Rose Kitten to London for an embroidery performance, it caused a sensation in the British Isles. Later, exquisite kitten embroidery was known as the "Oriental Pearl". Cat in Shuang Mianxiu was a blockbuster, which opened a new chapter in the history of Suzhou embroidery.
Shuang Mianxiu, also known as Shuang Mianxiu, is one of the outstanding national traditional crafts in China. Shuang Mianxiu started in the Song Dynasty. In the same embroidery process, both sides of the image were embroidered with exactly the same outline and exquisite design, which people can appreciate carefully. Shuang Mianxiu is mainly embodied in the works of four major embroideries in China (Xiang embroidery, Su embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery).
The history of Suzhou embroidery
Suzhou embroidery has a history of more than 2000 years. As early as the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280), there were records about the production of Suzhou embroidery. Suzhou embroidery, which has a long history of thousands of years, laid a foundation in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and its basic branches and characteristics gradually formed from Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the art of Suzhou embroidery began to mature in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Suzhou embroidery originated in Wuxian County, Suzhou, and has spread all over Wuxi, Changzhou, Yangzhou and other places in Jiangsu Province. Suqian,? Dongtai and other places. Jiangsu has fertile land, mild climate, developed sericulture and rich silk, and has been a splendid place since ancient times. Superior geographical environment, rich brocade and colorful flower lines have created favorable conditions for the development of Suzhou embroidery. According to Liu Xiang's Shuo Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,000 years ago, the State of Wu had already used Suzhou embroidery to make clothes.