Long Nyusanjiu stitches for a tin embroidery work at her workshop in Jianhe county, Guizhou province. YANG JIAMENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Big hills and small hills, rakes and harrows, long table feasts, ...

I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

Qiang embroidery, a national-level intangible cultural heritage skill, embodies the Qiang community's reverence for nature and protection of their family with each stitch. Each Qiang embroidery work ...