Li Ang can sew masks very well, but the work of sewing masks is not too difficult, it is a very simple needlework, and it is far from the level of excellent female workers.

Since ancient times, the evaluation of the level of female workers, is always embroidery, a person's female worker level is good, the key depends on his embroidery level is high, the higher the level of embroidery, the more can reflect a person's female worker level.

Especially in the land of China, the level of embroidery is considered to be the standard of whether a woman is virtuous and virtuous, the higher the level of embroidery, the easier it is for women to be recognized, and even in ten miles and eight towns, become a role model for everyone.

The so-called embroidery, is the use of needle and thread on the fabric of the show of various patterns of the general term, in the land of China, embroidery is divided into silk embroidery and feather embroidery two kinds.

It is an art of using a needle to pierce silk thread or other fibers and yarns on the embroidery with a certain pattern and color, and to form a pattern with rust, which is an art of using the design and production of needles and threads to add to any existing fabric.

In the land of China, embroidery is divided into four categories: Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Shu embroidery and Guangdong embroidery, representing the highest level of embroidery in different regions of China.

There are many kinds of embroidery techniques, there are wrong needle embroidery, random needle embroidery, net embroidery, all over the floor, lock silk, pick flowers, scrape and so on, the use of embroidery mainly includes life and art decoration, such as clothing, bedding, tablecloth, stage and art decoration and so on.

In ancient China, embroidery was also known as needle embroidery, which is a process of using embroidery needles to draw color threads, embroidering the designed patterns on textiles, and forming patterns with embroidery traces.

If you calculate history, embroidery has a history of more than 2,000 years, and in the Zhou Dynasty, there were already records of embroidery in books.

By the time of the two Han Dynasty, the level of embroidery was greatly improved, and the level was still very high, the embroidery of the Tang and Song dynasties was fine, the color was rich, and the embroidery was prevalent for calligraphy and painting, ornaments, etc.

The Ming and Qing dynasties are the last two ancient dynasties in China, the court embroidery of these two dynasties is very large, folk embroidery has also been further developed, successively Suzhou embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, Shu embroidery and a large number of famous embroidery products, and each kind of embroidery, is a unique style, along the way to the present, enduring, embroidery stitches have strange needles, set needles, needles, long and short needles, punch needles, and dozens of kinds, rich and colorful, each with its own characteristics.

Embroidery in Weinan from generation to generation, throughout the city, the variety of flowers and colors up to hundreds, mainly pillows, children's hats, belly wrapping, door curtains, insoles, sewing kits, purses, animal toys, etc., the content of embroidery is mostly flowers, birds, insects and fish, and customs pictures, the women in the Tongguan area, will symbolize the peony of wealth and the simple lotus show at both ends of the stirrup, the workmanship is exquisite, very durable, people call the embroidery of Dongfu a must.

In the Tang Dynasty, the level of embroidery is also very high, Tang Zhongzong's daughter Princess Anle has two bird skirts, both are treasures, that is, clothes made of natural feathers, feather show can not only embroider landscapes, flowers and birds, but also embroider a variety of daily necessities pillows, feather show carpets, feather show clothing, etc.

The horsetail embroidery of the water tribe is the oldest embroidery art in China, and it can be called a living fossil in the embroidery industry.

The reason why horsetail embroidery is a living fossil in the embroidery industry is because the material of this embroidery is the tail of the horse, that is, the embroidery embroidery with the hair on the tail of the horse, which is very difficult, and the embroidery products can be embroidered with the hair of the horse's tail, which reflects the extremely superb level of embroidery, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to get it, and only the most skilled women can flexibly use this embroidery technology.

The origin of embroidery is very early, as early as the time of Yu Shun, there has been embroidery, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has set up officials to perform their duties, the Han Dynasty has already had a special court embroidery, that is, the best embroidery women in the world, all invited to the palace, let them embroider clothes for the nobles in the palace, so, the embroidery products in the palace are always the best, but also let the emperor and the concubines enjoy the best embroidery products.

The production of embroidery is related to the birth of fabrics, in primitive societies, people use tattoos and tattoos to decorate, and since there are linen, wool textiles, silk fabrics, and clothes, people began to embroider totems and other patterns on clothes, so there is embroidery.

The patterns used in embroidery have a close relationship with painting, in addition to the Buddha figures, the landscape flowers and birds are gradually flourishing, so the Buddha figures, landscape pavilions, flowers and birds are gradually flourishing, therefore, the Buddha figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, have also become embroidery patterns, the composition is lively, the color is bright, the use of fine flat embroidery, the use of various color lines and stitches, instead of the paint description of the painting, forming a special art, but also the unique style of Tang embroidery.

As for the use of gold and silver threads to wrap the outline of the pattern to enhance the three-dimensional sense of the real thing, it can be regarded as an innovation in Tang Dynasty embroidery.

Embroidery products before the Tang Dynasty, mostly for practical and decorative purposes, embroidery content and life needs and customs related, Song Dynasty embroidery, in addition to practical products, especially dedicated to painting, since the Jin and Tang Dynasties, the literati ten husbands love calligraphy and painting, calligraphy and painting is the highest artistic performance at that time, to the Song Dynasty more and silk embroidery, calligraphy and painting style directly affects the style of embroidery, embroidery and painting in various eras of the Qing Dynasty should have an inseparable relationship.

In the Great Song Dynasty after the Tang Dynasty, embroidery was more developed, due to the Song Dynasty at that time, the court rewarded and promoted, in order to make the works achieve the artistic conception of calligraphy and painting, embroidery needs to have a plan first, embroidery needs to measure its situation, is tending to be exquisite, the composition must be simplified, the choice of patterns is very important, and the Tang Dynasty regardless of whether there is a pattern all over the embroidery is completely different.

Because the Yuan Dynasty was relatively short, there were very few embroidery products, but the technical level was still not bad, and there were still many very good works in the world.

Embroidery in the Ming Dynasty began in the Jiajing period of Shanghai Gu's Luxiang Garden, with embroidery heirlooms, celebrities and ladies. To Gu Shouqian, the second grandson of Gu Mingshi, and his wife Han Ximeng, they are deeply familiar with the six laws, and they are far away from the true inheritance of Tang and Song Dynasty hair embroidery. Embroidery ancient and modern celebrity calligraphy and painting, split silk color, there is no secret, so it can be dyed into a text, the embroidered landscape characters flowers and birds, all exquisite, known as Luxiangyuan Gu's embroidery, cover the so-called painting embroidery also. This is the world-famous Gu embroidery.

Gu embroidery needle method, the most important inheritance of the Song Dynasty has become the most complete embroidery method, but also to change and use it, can be described as the culmination of the collection of needle method. The main thread is still mostly flat, sometimes twisted thread, the silk is as thin as hair, the stitches are flat, and the variety of color threads used is not comparable to Song embroidery. At the same time, the intermediate color line is used, borrowing color and complementary color, embroidery and painting are used together, and strive to be realistic in the original. Also see the needs of the case, you can take materials at will, not informal, real grass, Siamese cocktail hair, thin gold, hair can be embroidered with innovative ideas, especially the use of hair embroidery to complete the production of painting, in the history of dyeing and weaving in the world has never been seen, that is, it can be seen that Gu embroidery has extremely ingenious and subtle embroidery technology.

Qing Dynasty embroidery, mostly for the palace embroidery, most of them are drawn by the painter of the Ruyi Hall of the palace office, and then sent to the three weaving and embroidery workshops under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Weaving after approval, and the embroidery is still embroidered, and the embroidery is extremely neat and exquisite. In addition to the palace embroidery used by the emperor, at the same time, there have been many local embroidery in the folk, the famous ones are Lu embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Beijing embroidery, Suzhou embroidery, Shu embroidery, etc., each with local characteristics. Suzhou, Shu, Guangdong, Hunan four kinds of local embroidery, later also known as the "four famous embroidery", among which Suzhou embroidery is the most prestigious. In the heyday of Suzhou embroidery, the genre multiplied, the famous hand competed, and the embroidery application was popularized in daily life, resulting in a variety of changes in embroidery stitches, the embroidery work was more refined, and the embroidery thread color matching was more ingenious. The patterns made are mostly festive, longevity, auspicious meaning, especially flower and bird embroidery, deeply loved by people, and the famous embroidery has come out one after another.

Modern embroidery is also very powerful, and there are countless masters of various services, and many works have been passed down to future generations.

The preservation of embroidery is more difficult, because of this, the value of ancient embroidery, far more than other collections, most of the embroidery preserved in the Qing Dynasty has fallen off color, discolored, or has begun to decay, so, the preservation is still relatively intact, it is very rare, its value is more than 10 million, more expensive than a house in later generations.

Of course, because embroidery products are very energy-consuming and physically demanding, so, even if it is not ancient embroidery, the embroidery products embroidered by later generations are not cheap, after all, the labor consumption is too great, and the price is simply not reduced.

Li Xiaolu took a lot of effort to finally sew a mask, which was improved according to Li An's requirements, and the effect was not bad, slightly worse than Li An's sewing, barely good, after all, he was just a beginner, and his level was relatively low, and it was not realistic to want to sew it particularly well.

"Li Shilang, look at the mask I sew, is it okay."

Li Xiaolu excitedly put her work in Ang Lee's hands.

Li An nodded with a smile and said, "Well, it's not bad, the sewing is okay, but this is still far from a qualified Datang female worker?" Come and see if this belly pocket is beautiful. ”

After speaking, he put a belly pocket embroidered with peony flowers in front of Li Xiaolu.

"Wow, this is Datang's belly pocket! I seem to have seen it a few times, it's really beautiful, is this for me? ”

Li Xiaolu asked excitedly.

Li An nodded and said: "Well, it's for you, take a good look, the peony flowers on it are all embroidered by Datang's embroiderers little by little, isn't it very exquisite, you know how big the gap is!" My little beauty. ”

After speaking, he gently slapped Li Xiaolu's face.

Li Xiaolu looked at the embroidered belly pocket in front of her carefully, nodded slightly, and said: "This embroidery is so exquisite, when will I have such good skills?" ”

After speaking, he had an envious expression.

"To be able to achieve this technique, it takes at least three or five years of training, and your level is still far behind, and besides, you are a dancing girl, you don't need to reach such a high level, as long as it's about the same, it's not realistic to be too demanding of yourself."

Li An said.

After all, there is a specialization in the art industry, and it is impossible for anyone to have it, and at the same time, there are too many skilled skills, and there must always be a certain specialty.

Some people are very good at singing, dancing, and acting, but these are all in the same category, so they are not even good at iron!

"Li Shilang said the same, I'll still practice dancing well! It's good to learn a little bit of embroidery, by the way, I heard that the girls of Datang will send purses to the people they like, are these purses embroidered by themselves? ”

Li Xiaolu asked curiously.

Li An nodded and said: "This is natural, of course they embroidered it themselves, only if it is their own embroidered purse, it is meaningful, the level of embroidery can often reflect a girl's quality Lanxin, so, our women in the Tang Dynasty will practice embroidery well from an early age, and there is almost no young woman who can't embroider." ”

"Alright! I still have to learn it, and embroider a mandarin duck purse for Li Shilang in the future. ”

Li Xiaolu said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to your mandarin duck purse very much, I hope it doesn't work as a goose, haha!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

In later TV dramas, there is often such a bridge, a girl who is different, others can embroider, she doesn't know anything, on the embroidered purse, the mandarin duck becomes a big white goose, of course, if it really looks like a big white goose, then there is nothing to say, the key is that there are some four dislikes, the mandarin duck is not like the mandarin duck, the big white goose is not like the big white goose, it looks particularly awkward.

Of course, because the ideas of later generations are full of flowers, many people are not willing to follow the rules of life, they like to go out to the waves, and people who are willing to calm down to embroidery, there are too few, therefore, most people do not like embroidery, and not only do not feel ashamed, but also feel very glorious, feel that their wanton behavior is too cute, and people who love labor and embroidery seem too old-fashioned and dogmatic, not interesting at all.

This is a huge difference caused by the different times, and this kind of costume drama, creating some heroines with the atmosphere of modern people, is very in line with the concept of later generations, the audience of later generations will think that such a heroine is very cute, many female audiences are even more proud of it, and feel that living freely and easily is the living state that a girl should have, sitting in the room embroidering all day long, what can it mean, isn't it too boring.

Because there is a market, many TV series in later generations will express themselves like this, so as to bring them a lot of income.

"The big white goose, the difference between the mandarin duck and the big white goose is still quite big, how can I embroider the mandarin duck into a big white goose? Am I not that stupid? Li Shilang should believe me. ”

Li Xiaolu said.

Li An nodded and said, "Very good, I like ambitious girls, okay, put everything away!" We're leaving, so let's practice again at camp! When you get to the boat, you'll have more time to practice. ”

"yes, I see."

Li Xiaolu smiled and put away the needle and thread in her hand.

After a brief preparation, the convoy set off again, and the next time it was camping, and after camping, it only took a day's work to reach the northern seaport, where it would be possible to leave Egypt by boat and travel along the southern shore of the Mediterranean to Spain.