Stunning Shu brocade and embroidery techniques live on in museum

Updated: 2015-08-04 11:07

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Stunning Shu brocade and embroidery techniques live on in museum

The person working at the bottom of the patterning tower loom is in charge of weaving and switching different colors of threads. The handmade process is so complicated that two people can only produce 6-8 centimeters of Shu brocade a day. [Photo by Jiang Wanjuan/chinadaily.com.cn]