Needle Painting, and the Practice of Mindfulness.
Hello dear friends. In my last article, I focused on the concern of some of my students that the basic hand embroidery stitches are boring. I always tell them that if they can move past the boring bit and practice the things that seem boring or ordinary , then they will eventually step into an extraordinary experience. Well, in this article, I have decided to take you into one of these experiences, that of Needle Painting. What is Needle Painting? Needle painting, often called "long and short stitch" or silk shading , is an ancient embroidery technique that uses fine threads and blended stitches to replicate the depth, shading, and detail of a traditional painting. Its rich history spans thousands of years,from the royal courts of the Far East to the grand galleries of 19th-century Europe . The History Chinese Suzhou Embroidery The earliest known origins of needle painting appear in the East, with traces dating back to 771 BC in the Zhou Dynasty...
