Su embroidery masterpiece "Cat"

One of the masterpieces of Su embroidery is Cat. Artists divide an embroidered thread the thickness of a hair into 1/2, 1/4, or even112, 1/48, hiding thousands of threads and knots without a trace. You can see the lively and interesting expression of the kitten from the front and back. The most difficult thing to embroider a cat is a pair of cat eyes. Artists need more than 20 colors of silk thread to embroider the cat's eye vividly.

Second, knowledge expansion.

"Suzhou Embroidered Cat, Hunan Embroidered Tiger" is a symbolic representative work that distinguishes these two kinds of embroidery after liberation. Suzhou embroidery cat is said to have started from 1956. When Gu took Rose Kitten to London for an embroidery performance, it caused a sensation in the British Isles. Later, this delicate kitten was known as the "Oriental Pearl". Suzhou embroidery cat was a blockbuster, which opened a new chapter in the history of Suzhou embroidery.

Gu's embroidery performance won great praise for Suzhou embroidery. The characteristic of her kitten embroidery is that she changed the embroidery method after careful study, and then embroidered a blockbuster Suzhou embroidered cat. She creatively uses fine needles to make the base, then adds colors layer by layer and applies needles layer by layer, which not only displays the bright luster of embroidery thread, but also highlights the fluffy, delicate and soft texture of kitten colored thread. At the same time, she split a silk thread into twenty-four threads to set the color and light, and embroidered the kitten's eyes watery, shiny, lively and ready to go. It was Gu who embroidered this kitten, and it was she who brought Suzhou embroidered cat to the world.

Third, the development history of Suzhou embroidery

There are still many works of Su embroidery, and its development has gone through a lot of tempering, leading to its current masterpieces. For example, from Persian cats playing mantis, Chinese rose kittens and white cats to Suzhou embroidered cats with photos, such as two cats on the sofa, three cats and two cats on the carpet. And the "cat head" with drawings. , formed a series of famous Suzhou embroidery cats.