Comparative study on the application of couching stitch in Guizhou minorities'embroideries
In order to apply the couching stitch craft of the various ethnic groups in Guizhou into embroidery works more widely,the most representative ones of Shui'Horsetail Embroidery,Zhouxi Miao's Silkworm Embroidery,Geyi Miao's Stem Edge Seed Embroidery,Zhijin Miao's Strand Embroidery and Qiandongnan Dong's Coil Embroidery were compared and analyzed.The characteristics of these five kinds of embroidery in terms of thread material and color,usage,others embroideries used together,decorative positions in clothing were studied.the embroidery patterns formed from the perspective of pattern aesthetics were appreciated,the performance of different embroideries in terms of thread sense,pattern style,and color were analyzed,and the unique aesthetic preferences of different kinds of embroideries from different ethnic groups were summarized,which provides theoretical support for the study of the art of embroidery as well as the innovation of modern design with the art of embroidery.