Embroidery artist inheritor Liu Qianyu went to Asia Pacific to give a speech! ---

  • 2018-05-24

Embroidery artist inheritor Liu Qianyu went to Asia Pacific to give a speech! ---

The fashion department invited Liu Qiang, a teacher from Taiwan's traditional arts embroidery store, to give a lecture, introducing the history of embroidery and bringing practical embroidery courses.

Taiwan’s traditional art embroidery collector, Liu Qiang’s teacher, gave a speech titled “Artistic Life in Embroidery” to students of the Fashion University of Asia.

The Department of Fashion of Asia University (Taiwan) invited Liu Qiang, teacher of traditional embroidery embroidery in Taiwan, to give a lecture on “Art of Embroidery” as the topic on May 16. Liu Qiang’s teacher introduced the history of embroidery and also brought the entity teaching of embroidery. To bring practical application of skills to the students, hoping to inspire the students' thinking about life through empathy.
Teacher Liu Qianyu said that in the past, ordinary people were wearing thin clothes because of the harsh environment. They often used cotton thread or twine to embroider a large number of patterns and increased the thickness to achieve warmth. This technique can also be seen in the clothing of other minority ethnic groups. When the embroidery was passed to the court, it became a means used by the palace nobles to decorate their clothes. Although there are machines on the market that can be embroidered, the degree of sophistication and complexity is far inferior to manual embroidery. This is why she devotes her efforts to promoting hand embroidery. She hopes to lead interested students to join this field and preserve the beauty of Chinese traditional techniques.
At the age of 17 Liu Qianyi’s teacher entered the Taichung Datun Embroidery Company and began to work. Influenced by Japanese masters, the embroidery style and the color scheme were full of oriental flavor. Because of the spirit of the craftsman of the Japanese master, Teacher Liu insisted that the embroidery must be made from the most traditional The basic acupuncture practice began. She said: “Tradition is the basic structure of all technologies, and there are good foundations that can be built up like a stable building.” Therefore, one needle and one thread must be accurately put in place, and the basic embroidery techniques should be perfect. Only beautiful embroideries can be embroidered and become new ideas for new creations. Extend and innovate from tradition.

Mr. Lin Qingmei, deputy dean of the creative design institute and director of the fashion department, issued a certificate of appreciation to the teacher Liu Qianyu (right), who inherited the embroidery skills.

Teacher Liu Qianyu pointed out that Japanese masters no matter what experience they have learned from Linyi's artwork. “Standing the pen first to get a steady pin” is still a lesson she cannot forget. After a lot of practice and mutual observation, she realized that "patience" is the core of embroidery. If you are not satisfied with the middle of the process, it is best to tear down and come back and tell the classmates: "You will be split to become a master"; After understanding the characteristics of fabrics, you will know how to embroider the best, and only through practice, and many attempts to achieve good technology.
Liu Qianyi's teacher also encouraged his classmates that there should be something worth learning at every time in life. In any case, you must find something you like best because if you really like it, you have the motivation to persevere and live to learn. It may be old.
Liu Qianyi’s teacher has been engaged in embroidery creation and teaching for 40 years. She is proficient in various Chinese and Japanese embroidery methods. Liu, who has more than 40 years of experience, entered Datun Embroidery Co., Ltd. for the Japanese kimono for the first time since 1991. The Taichung County Cultural Center has been teaching embroidery for 27 years. At present, he is also a lecturer at the Taichung City Art Museum of Fibers. In 1995, he was awarded the first prize in the knitting craft competition. He has participated in international exhibitions for many times, and he also has a number of public sector recognition works. In 2014, he was awarded the honor of traditional art embroidery preservation in Taichung City.
According to Lin Qingmei, deputy dean of the creative design institute and director of the fashion department, embroidery is a traditional craft and one of the precious heritage of human ancestors. It can use various kinds of needlework to form a variety of beautiful images, patterns and text of the process, with a small steel needle puncture up and down, to complete the moving combination of patterns, in the history of arts and crafts occupies an extremely important position. This time, Liu Qianyu was invited to give students practical embroidery courses to learn about the basic stitching and experience of embroidery. He also hoped that this traditional technique could be combined with fashion design applications to bring more innovative designs and applications.

In addition to introducing the history of embroidery, Taiwan’s traditional art embroidery saver, Liu Qiang’s teacher, also brought embroidery to physical teaching and taught the fashion students practical skills.