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I saw these two framed panels for sale at Jean Jones Antiques & Collectables in Shrewsbury Market today and couldn't resist them. Chinese silk and metal thread embroidery, on silk fabric. Each roundel is about 27 cm in diameter: one on green silk, one on blue. I suspect that they date from the late 1960s…

Suzhou embroidery exhibition concludes in E China's Jiangsu - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Embroidery is a traditional Chinese craft which consists of pulling colored thread through a background material with needle to stitch patterns that have been previously designed. Silk embroidery are paintings with needle and silk thread. They are subject of great beauty and historical importance, providing an important cultural link with the past. Because silk embroidery is also involved with very much complicated handcrafted work, they do have great monetary and emotional value. Below are…