Nwomu： Hand-Made Embroidery Technique in Asanteland

The study sought to investigate the historical background of the traditional hand-made embroidery technique, the production process, and its changing trends amongst the Asantes of Ghana. Interview and observation were used in collecting the needed data at selected craft centres in the Kwabre East District, Ejisu-Juaben municipality, Kumasi sub-metro and metropolitan in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The study employed both descriptive and experimental research methods based on the qualitative research approach. It was revealed that Kente and Adinkra enjoy wide reputation and therefore are considered as prestigious clothes. However, Nwomu cloth does not have this fame, only indigenes understand its usage and the philosophy behind its production. In view of this, it is recommended that the elders who are endowed with this unique craft must open their doors to the youth to learn the craft.

Development of Sichuan Brocade with Imitating Embroidery Effect Based on Free-Floats Interlacing Weave

Owing to the diversity of consumer’s demand, the traditional Sichuan brocade products have to be innovated in order to survive in a competitive environment. Since the construction of traditional Sichuan brocade was composed of basic-weave, the surface of the fabric shows a regular interweaving planar texture and is difficult to represent a three-dimensional effect. Inspired by embroidery handcraft, this paper attempts to achieve the embroidery-like effect on the fabric through the jacquard process. Based on the multi-backed structure of traditional Sichuan brocade, we adopted the zoned-combination design mode and added extra free-floats interlacing weave in the area where we want to show the embroidered effect and arranged the interlacing points by referring to the feature of the pattern. As a result, designed Sichuan brocades by this method are capable of displaying embroidered effect with high realism and three-dimensionality. This approach improves the artistic effect of the traditional Sichuan brocade and provides a technical reference for further texture design of jacquard fabrics.

Study on the Technique of Double-faced Embroidery on Chinese Palace Fans

Double - faced iso - object embroidery is carried out byusing the uneven intercalated stitch crafts of the parallel- lines stitch as a main body, being accompanied by oth-er stitch crafts and miscellaneous stitches, done on thesame textile material. This paper deals with the flower -bird double - faced embroidery fan of the Qing Dynasty,from pattern design, stitching formation and techniqueof color arrangement, describes the possible way of mak-ing double - faced embroidery with iso - object effectboth in the front and in the back.

A LARGE EXQUISITE PRODUCT——OF SUZHOU EMBROIDERY "RETURN JOURNEY"

Alarge exquisite product of Suzhou embroidery—"Return Journey" is a precious gift to the Government of the Hongkong Special Administrative Region from the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government marking Hongkong’s return.

Research on the Teaching and Learning of Traditional Gold and Silver Color Embroidery Technique for Out-of-school Education ——Taking the Design of Practical Activities of "Inheritance and Innovation of Gold and Silver Color Embroidery" as an Example

Gold and silver color embroidery is a process in which gold and silver platinum paper are wound on a silk thread to form gold and silver threads, which are then discarded into various patterns or contour lines, and then colored lines are used to fasten the pattern lines on the base material. Gold and silver color embroidery has a long history as a representative embroidery skill in traditional embroidery techniques. It has complex techniques and deep deposits. Due to the particularity of its materials and techniques, it is faced with many problems in its inheritance in the off-campus education. This paper discusses the problems of the traditional gold and silver color embroidery techniques for off-campus education, the innovation in the process of teaching, the design of practical activities, and their significance, so that traditional skills can promote the national spirit in the new concept and teaching of out-ofschool education, inheriting the human civilization, serving the social harmonious and cultural development, thus achieving the goal of education.

Automated Embroidery Retrofit for Sewing Machines

Machine embroidery is a multi-step process with many variables that govern the quality of the final product.In Sri Lanka a few large-scale factories use machine embroidery process.They import heavy and very expensive machines from the other countries in the world.The main disadvantage of these machines is,they are not suitable for production of small order quantities due to high cost.Also,these machines and the required software for the designing and operating process are comparatively expensive.Small scale apparel factories and domestic industrialists cannot afford the high cost of hardware and software.Besides,it requires persons with high skills for design,operation and maintenance.There are a few domestic type automated embroidery machines,but those are exorbitant.The present study aims to design and fabricate retrofit for ordinary sewing machine that is capable of performing given embroidery pattern.The retrofit comprises of an frame which can be moved in X and Y directions by three controlling motors.The design of the embroidery is converted to a G-code using GBRL software and then the microcontroller governs the movement of the frame to produce the embroidery.The retrofit designed and developed performed embroidery function and the quality of the output was checked and it was found to be satisfactory as far as first conceptual model is concerned.Further development work is required to improve user requirements and technical requirements including the increase of speed of operation which may be done with synchronization of the three motors.

Qinghai Embroidery Classification System and Intelligent Classification Research

.Qinghai embroidery is an artistic treasure of folk embroidery in Qing-hai Province.Classifying them to understand the differences between them is an important task.However,currently,there is a lack of a systematic classifi-cation method for Qinghai embroidery.First,by studying the history of Qinghai embroidery and a large number of Qinghai embroidery patterns,this paper divides Qinghai embroidery patterns into three categories:animals and plants,auspicious meanings,and geometric decoration.This method breaks through the regional classification system for the Qinghai embroidery.Second,this article utilizes four CNN models to classify the Qinghai embroidery datasets,exploring the differ-ences in the classification of Qinghai embroidery by different models andfinding the optimal classification model.The results show that the GoogLeNet model per-forms the best in the classification of Qinghai embroidery images,achieving the highest accuracy rate.This is mainly due to the small size of the Qinghai embroi-dery datasets and the application of the Inception structure and batch normalization technology in the GoogLeNet model,enabling it to better extract features and clas-sify Qinghai embroidery images.Through this research,we can provide a certain reference and assistance for the classification of Qinghai embroidery images and provide technical support for the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage.

A controllable stitch layout strategy for random needle embroidery

Random needle embroidery(RNE) is a graceful art enrolled in the world intangible cultural heritage. In this paper, we study the stitch layout problem and propose a controllable stitch layout strategy for RNE. Using our method, a user can easily change the layout styles by adjusting several high-level layout parameters. This approach has three main features: firstly, a stitch layout rule containing low-level stitch attributes and high-level layout parameters is designed; secondly, a stitch neighborhood graph is built for each region to model the spatial relationship among stitches; thirdly, different stitch attributes(orientations, lengths, and colors) are controlled using different reaction-diffusion processes based on a stitch neighborhood graph. Moreover, our method supports the user in changing the stitch orientation layout by drawing guide curves interactively. The experimental results show its capability for reflecting various stitch layout styles and flexibility for user interaction.

DPAL: Deductive Language for Embroidery Pattern Assembling

This paper describes the design and implementation of DPA: a deductive language for embroidery pattern assembling. DPAL is similar to SQL and generates the embroidery pattern by matching the operators of space relation with the rule in rule database. It improves the production efficiency of embroidery drafts and increases the variety of colors and patterns.

Guizhou Boasts of Its Maotai, Batik and Miao Embroidery

EVERYONE who likes to drink wine knows Guizhou’s Maotai, a well-known white spirit. It is the pride of the Guizhou people, because it has been elected as the most famous Chinese white spirit three times and honored as the "state white spirit." Maotai tastes mellow and leaves a pleasing aftertaste. The good taste of this strong spirit benefits from its good water source and the skill of the masters. The Maotai Township is located by the limpid Chishui River, which has clear and sweet water. The method of making Maotai is complicated. It uses wheat

Suzhou Embroidery's Successors

EMBROIDERY is a very precious traditional handicraft in China. Over a century ago it came into daily use for Chinese people. The bridal chamber of every ordinary couple was filled with embroidery, on the bed curtain, pillow case and quilt covers, stitched with auspicious dragons

Longxian Folk Embroidery

IN ancient times, Longxian (Longzhou) County of Shaanxi Province was a stop on the Silk Road. Now the area is known for its rich history and colorful countryside culture. The traditional embroidery art of Longxian women has enjoyed thousands of years of fame for its simplicity and straightforward depiction of traditional lifestyles and local customs.

Su Style Embroidery and Buddhist Culture

SINCE Buddhism was brought to China from India in A.D. 67, it has exerted a great influence on China’s traditional culture. Early in the Three Kingdoms period (A.D.220-265), Jianye (now Nanjing), was the capital of the Wu kingdom. It was located in the south of the lower reaches of the Changjiang River, and became the center for Buddhist activities in the south. Up to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (A.D.420-589), rulers of the Southern Dynasties mainly believed in Buddhism.

Sichuan Brocade and Embroidery Retains Ancient Charm

DON’T forget to buy some local handicrafts when you travel the famous mountains and rivers of Sichuan Province. They’ll keep you company for a long time and remind you of the joys of your journey. Sichuan brocade and embroidery are both traditional handicrafts. Made of silk, Sichuan brocade is known as one of the Four Brocades of China, and Sichuan embroidery is one of the Four Embroideries of China. They enjoy such fame thanks to Sichuan’s long history of producing silk fabric. For the past 2。

Mass-producible low-cost flexible electronic fabrics for azo dye wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation

Electrocoagulation is progressively becoming an ecologically friendly water treatment method owing to its lack of secondary pollution,high active ingredient concentration,high treatment effectiveness,simple equipment,and simplicity of automated control implementation.Herein,electrocoagulation is offered as a method for treating wastewater containing azo dyes using a revolutionary flexible electronic fabric that can be mass-producible at a reasonable price.A computer-controlled machine embroiders 316L stainless steel fiber(316L SSF)onto an insulating fabric to manufacture a flexible electronic device of cathode and anode with a monopolar arrangement on the fabric surface.Using methyl orange(MO)solution to simulate azo dye wastewater,the decolorization rate of 500 ml MO reached 99.25% under the conditions of 50 mg·L^(-1)initial mass concentration,120 min electrolysis time,15 mA·g^(-1)current density,1 cm electrode spacing,0.1 mol·L^(-1)NaCl,pH 7.6,200 r·min^(-1)rotational speed of the stirrer,and 22-25℃ room temperature.In addition,it is feasible to embroider flexible electronic fabrics with varied sizes and numbers of electrodes based on the amount of treated sewage to increase the degradation rate,which has significant practical application value.

Stitched Ground Planes for Textile Antenna Application: An Experimental Study

This paper presents an application of stitched ground plane for microstrip patch antenna design. In this work Matlab interface to computer embroidery techniques were used to implement the felt and denim substrates on microstrip patch antenna. These antennas were simulated using a commercial full 3D electromagnetic CST Microwave Studio 2019. A method to optimize the stitch patterns with conductive thread for antenna ground plane for 2.45 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band and 5 GHz wearable wireless local area networks (WLAN) frequencies was achieved. Rigid and flexible wearable antennas (microstrip patch antennas) were fabricated using the stitched ground plane. The electrical resistance was reduced between the meshes during the stitching design process. Results in terms of bandwidth, radiation patterns and reflection coefficients (S11) are presented.

On the Link Between Ancient Sichuan and the Maritime Silk Road from the Perspective of Tang Poetry

Shu(now Sichuan Province in the southwest of China) was famous for silk production.Many poets of the Tang Dynasty praised the magnificence of Shu brocade and embroidery.They also meticulously recorded the good sales and popularity of Shu's mulberry silk fabrics in Jinling(now Nanjing) and Yangzhou through shipments along the Yangtze River and further to Southeast and South Asian countries.Tang poetry provides evidence for the significant role the Shu area played in the trade and commerce of the Maritime Silk Road.

Ten keywordsfor the fabric dyeing and printing industry

In the first half of 2018, the fabric market demonstrated a strong momentum. Many enterprises actively sought transformation, which in turn accelerated the overseas layout and consolidated their industrial competitiveness.

Focusing on textile intangible cultural heritage to promote cultural confidence The Intangible Cultural Heritage Open Class of the Biennale was held in Chaozhou

In the afternoon of Dec. 20th, 2018, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Open Class of 2018 Chaozhou International Embroidery Art Biennale was held at the International Conference Center of Hanshan Normal University in Chaozhou, Guangdong. The Open Class invited domestic and foreign embroidery artists from the embroidery industry as well as industry stakeholders to discuss the theme of this Biennale “Embroidery and Contemporary Life”.