1. The distant Altair, the bright and clear river Han woman. The slender hands are used to make tricks. ——From the Han Dynasty's "Far and Away Altair"
Translation: Altair is visible far away in the southeast of the Milky Way, and Vega is bright and clear in the west of the Milky Way. The Weaver Girl was waving her long, white hands, and the loom was making a steady sound.
2. I always feel timid when I am sick. I can’t help but pity my sleepy appearance. I turn my needle and thread in front of the small window. ——"Huanxi Sha·Light Painting of Ointment and Purple Cotton" Song Dynasty: Chen Ke
Translation: When I first recover from a serious illness, I always feel depressed and incomprehensible, physically tired and weak, and mentally trapped and unable to go out. I can only move to the small window and slowly do needlework.
3. People are tired when they add threads to embroider the bed, and the incense is turned over and the curtains are filled with smoke. ——"Moon in the Xijiang River: People Are Tired of Adding Thread to the Embroidery Bed" Song Dynasty: Wu Wenying
Translation: On the night of the winter solstice, women from poor families sit in front of the embroidery bed and embroider all night. Although they feel extremely tired, they still continue to add threads. Continue embroidering. The only thing that means "winter solstice" is to light a bunch of incense to worship the gods, and the smoke curls up into the sky.
4. At dusk, there are beautiful flowers in front of the hall, and they are scrambling to draw small pens on the bed. Embroidered into Anxiang Spring Garden, it attracts orioles to fly under the willow branches. ——"Viewing the Embroidery Samples of Prostitutes in Cui Lang in Zhengzhou" Tang Dynasty: Hu Linneng
Translation: Under the afterglow of dusk, the flowers in front of the hall are beautiful. A group of lovely embroidery girls compete for pens to sketch on the embroidery bed. It was turned into a beautiful screen and placed quietly in the garden, making the oriole curious and fly away from the wicker.
5. Add weak threads to the five lines of embroidery, and move the floating ash by blowing the Jia Liu Guan. ——"Little Zhi" Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
Translation: Because the days are getting longer, the embroidery workers can embroider a few more colorful silk threads, and the six rhythms of the blowpipe have already moved the jiahui.