Photo shows a piece of woolen needlepoint tapestry handicraft.
BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Mo Zongrong, the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage "woolen needlepoint tapestry", has accomplished a decent career with needles and threads in her hands in Linshu County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province.
Woolen needlepoint tapestry, also known as "woolen embroidery", is a handicraft where various patterns are embroidered using colored woolen threads on specially made mesh linen.
Over a century ago, the Mo family combined European velvet embroidery art with embroidery techniques to create a unique style of Mo's woolen embroidery, and passed down this art form from generation to generation.
"For a regular piece of woolen needlepoint tapestry, four types of stitching techniques are typically used including flat stitch, vertical stitch, jump stitch, and topping stitch, but in order to further develop Mo's woolen embroidery and explore better market opportunities, we have experimented with dozens of stitching techniques to create incredibly lifelike artwork," said Mo Zongrong.
Using their dedicated linen fabric and over a thousand colors of woolen threads, the embroidery artisans skillfully incorporate form, color, spirit, and light into their embroidered works through the continuous weaving and looping of their needles.
Through generations of efforts, Mo's woolen needlepoint tapestry has developed into two main categories for appreciative and practical use including portraits and historical legends embroidered onto the fabric.
As the fifth-generation inheritor of Mo's woolen needlepoint tapestry, Mo Zongrong has registered two brands. Through regular training courses, developing new products and expanding the consumer market, she aims to familiarize more consumers with woolen embroidery, increase their understanding of it, and ensure the inheritance of Mo's woolen embroidery.
(Edited by Tian Shenyoujia with Xinhua Silk Road, tianshenyoga0524@163.com)
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