(Off-Topic) Keeping the Ancient Craft of Tin Embroidery Alive

Published on Nov 22, 2016 In a remote village in Guizhou Province, China, generations of artisans have been making handmade suits embroidere...

Published on Nov 22, 2016

In a remote village in Guizhou Province, China, generations of artisans have been making handmade suits embroidered with tin. This is the only place in the world where this type of embroidery, called Miao embroidery, is done. After 500 years of tradition, the practice is disappearing. Long Nv San Jiu, a fourth-generation tin embroiderer, says she hopes to teach others this fine craft before it is lost to history forever.