Folk embroidery (Huaiyin fabric art) is an extension of the traditional fine arts category of the third batch of representative projects of Huai'an's municipal intangible cultural heritage. Historical origins Fabric art is a comprehensive art that uses cloth as raw material and integrates paper cutting and embroidery techniques. It is a unique flower in Chinese folk crafts. Ancient Chinese folk fabric art was mainly used for decoration of clothing, shoes and hats, bed curtains and other small items (such as headscarves, sachets, fan belts, purses, handkerchiefs, etc.), and was also used as children's toys. The patterns mostly use some symbolic graphics, such as flowers, insects, birds, plants, etc., to express the author's good wishes for good luck and avoiding evil. The items for the elderly are often decorated with themes of "blessing, fortune, and longevity" to wish them health and longevity; children's items often use patterns such as tigers and five poisonous creatures (scorpions, snakes, centipedes, geckos, and toads) to ward off evil and hope that their children will be as strong as little tigers; newlyweds' items like mandarin ducks playing in the water, lotus (continuous) giving birth to a son, and carp making trouble in the lotus (symbolizing marital harmony) to hope for a happy family and many children; the love sachets and handkerchiefs given by girls to their lovers are often in the shape of dancing butterflies or lotus flowers to implicitly express the secrets hidden in the girls' hearts, and the needles and threads are all soaked with love and admiration. Fabric art carries people's wishes for good luck and good fortune. It is generally elegant and unique in shape. It is an indispensable decoration in people's daily life. Due to its wide use, it has led to the inheritance and development of fabric art and is distributed all over the country. Basic content and value The fabric art in Huaiyin area is a traditional folk craft embroidered by combining embroidery and embellishment. Huaiyin fabric art involves many techniques such as embroidery, flower picking, sewing and pasting, and entanglement. There are dozens of techniques such as flat embroidery, package embroidery, set embroidery, net embroidery, cross stitch, cut embroidery, and pile embroidery. The most commonly used is cross stitch, which is also called flower picking. It requires strict accordance with the warp and weft patterns of the fabric, and embroidering crosses of equal distance and length, arranged into various patterns, with a unique deformed auspicious geometric decorative style. Stretching flowers is to use a needle to lead a single thread, and a few needles are used in a radial shape to embroider vivid flowers. It is an auxiliary technique. Flower picking is also called flower tying. Its craftsmanship is similar to paper tying. By turning colored silk or cloth into shapes of flowers, birds, beasts, insects, etc., it looks novel, soft, trembling, vigorous and lively. Sewing and pasting is the most commonly used fabric art technique among the people. It creates three-dimensional or semi-three-dimensional animal, plant or human figures through embroidery, sewing, cutting and pasting, and overlapping. The process of twisting is to first stack hard paper and then wrap colored threads around the edges to create a regular decorative pattern. Some complex techniques can also be used to weave in the middle to make it more delicate and beautiful. The works mainly include pillow tops, curtains, tent edges, shoe uppers, purses, fan covers, etc. Huaiyin fabric art combines folk art, folk knowledge and traditional handicrafts, giving people a beautiful enjoyment, with high ornamental value, practical value and collection value. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)