Types of Embroidery
　　The autonomous county of the Tu nationality Huzhu in Qinghai province, proudly nicknamed the “homeland of rainbow”, there still preserved the ancient and traditional folk embroidery arts so far. The Tu embroidery has a variety of patterns, which can be classified into four types:
　　A: Practical usage，the main parts of embroidery: pillow top, ponytail roll, bellyband, tailor’s cushion etc;
　　B: Gift presenting, mainly socks, belt, purse, pocket, it is the choice gift for the female presenting to relatives or lovers;
　　C: Etiquette occasion, mainly in immortal net and elegiac couplet;
　　D: Religion, mainly in decoration of joss and temple.

Common Stitches

　　The commonly used stitches are short stitches, cross stitches and long stitches, different stitches will be embroidered into particular embroideries such as coiled embroidery, pulling embroidery and hanging embroidery. The coiled embroidery is to rub pieces of threads into strings which then be embroidered into patterns, is of stereoscopic effect, mainly used in big belt and wallet. While pulling embroidery is to embroider the threads into knitting effect, used to colored ribbon, embroidered shoes, spleuchan or the others. And the hanging embroidery is to embroider the colored threads into colored ribbon for decorating the suspenders; while pilling embroidery is to stuff the cotton fiber into the main patterned cloth, forming an uneven relief effect.