The application of Fuyang paper-cutting in embroidery patterns
Embroidery is usually cut into patterns from tissue paper and then attached to the fabric for embroidery. The embroidery base samples in Fuyang area are mostly made of flowers, insects and birds.
Shoe flowers: They were once the biggest use of paper-cutting in Fuyang. People in Fuyang love to wear cloth shoes, which are usually made by women at home. The cloth shoes of women and children are often embroidered on them. The beauty and ugliness of the style of cloth shoes represent the skillfulness of female workers. Today, in the streets and alleys of Fuyang, you can still see the shadow of these embroidered shoes from time to time. There is also a kind of cat-toe shoes for children in Fuyang area, with exquisite embroidery patterns on them. The themes of shoe flowers are very rich, some are characters and stories, and some are flowers, birds, fish and insects. The rich details on these little shoes show that Fuyang people love beauty and are also good at creating.
Tiger Head Shoe Flower Hu Zhangshi
Hat flower: Children wearing flower hats were often seen in Fuyang in the old days. Especially during holidays, almost all children wear them, which is very eye-catching. There are dozens of varieties such as tiger head hat, lotus hat, sunflower hat, eight immortal hat, hood and so on. The colors are bright, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and the shapes are lifelike, with exquisite patterns embroidered on them. And these patterns are all based on paper cutting. Lu Daishi, a paper-cut artist, often carefully makes flower hats after paper-cutting. The patterns on the flower hats are all sewn based on her paper-cut works.
Cat-toe shoes
Pillow flowers: Fuyang peoples old pillows were rectangular with square ends, lined with wooden boards, and the cloth was usually embroidered with various patterns. There are outlines around it, and in the middle are patterns with auspicious meanings, such as "Feng Xi Peony", “Doll Crouching Lotus" and so on, and the samples of these patterns are mostly patterns cut by paper-cutting artists.
Hood
The designs for necklines, pockets, cuffs, boutonnieres, trouser legs, etc. used in clothing are also based on paper-cut patterns. Although embroidery mainly relies on needles and threads, the collection of paper-cut patterns serves as a template, and embroidery has become a continuation of paper-cutting.
