Verne Jidong Yan has deep and rich experience of designing and embroidering with silk for 20 years, earning honors for his unique and incredibly detailed needle art. His mother, Linying Wang, who also works with him, has almost 50 years experience in embroidering, and worked for 35 years in the Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute, the only official silk embroidery research organization in China.

Silk embroidery has occupied important status in Chinese history of arts and crafts. It is the most famous handcraft in China and globally renowned for its refinement, elegance and beauty. During ancient times, silk embroidery was only supplied for the royal family and aristocrats, and was used to symbolize social status.

The main characteristics of this type of silk embroidery are flat, neat, fine, and close stitches, resulting in a harmonious, bright, even and smooth surface. There is one-sided embroidery and double-sided embroidery, and many types of stitches are employed. Double-sided embroidery has color, patterns and stitches on each side of the work.

The intricacy and beauty of this method of silk embroidery demonstrates extraordinary artistic accomplishment, unprecedented in all decorative fiber arts including all other Chinese embroidery art.

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