Antique textiles and unique embellished clothing
Pat has made some special trips to China recently to identify
some of the best silk textiles, both antique and uniquely embroidered.
For more information and prices, email daltonpat@aol.com.
The images below are just a sample of the selection for
sale. These pieces are embroidered by the women of the Miao and Dong
minority groups from the Guizhou province of China. The Miao and Dong
women are known for their unique designs and extraordinary talent in the art of
embroidery. All items are assembled in new silk fabric. They are
embellished with old and antique embroideries which have been collected in
Guizhou province.
Below are various jackets and vests, followed by a sample of the
bags available for sale. Our inventory of jackets and vests is constantly
changing. Those garments with new embroideries can be easily reproduced,
but those with antique embroideries are more difficult to order. Please
phone or email for availability and pricing. Of course, we will order in
any size or color desired.
email daltonpat@aol.com
phone: 303-790-0121
Please be patient as the pictures load. We have included
front and back images where appropriate to give an idea of the detail of the
various pieces.
JACKETS
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"Little Flower Miao" Silk Jacket
The silk jacket is adorned with
embroidery and counted thread technique by "Little Flower Miao"
women in the Guizhou province. |
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| Close-up of embroidered
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Dark Rust Red Jacket
with Mandarin Collar.
Jacket has two small Miao embroideries
on the front and one large one on the back. |
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Soft Green Silk Jacket
with Mandarin Collar and Front Detail.
This jackets is adorned with old Miao
embroideries on both the front and back. |
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| Soft Green Tweed Silk with Madarin Collar
and Front Detail.
Jacket has lavendar silk trim and old
Miao embroideries on the front and back. Many color combinations are
available. |
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| Black Silk Jacket with antique embroidery
trim (available in many color combinations).
Jacket is raw silk, embroidery is
antique pleated cord technique done by Miao woman. Silk trim is
rose, jacket comes in various colors of raw silk and various trim colors
to compliment the colors of antique embroidery used on the
jacket.
SEE BELOW FOR ALTERNATIVE COLORS AND
SILK TRIMS! |
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Closeup of center-front embroidered section.
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Pictured at right: Black with Silver
Silk Trim, and Black with Gold Silk Trim. |
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Pictured at right: Cinnamon Brown with
Medium Brown Trim.
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Three shades of brown silk jacket with antique tin
embroidery.
This is very special jacket, using
antique tin embroidery done by Miao woman in Guizhou province. The
embroidery is attached to back of jacket, front of jacket has two small
old embroideries. Main silk fabric for jacket is buried underground
during warm weather in Guangdong province for at least 10 days. The
iron in the mud or soil gives a pleasing "mottled" appearance to
the silk fabric.
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Closeup of Center Design |
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Black silk jacket with cord technique embroidery.
These embroideries would have originally
been worked by Miao woman in bright colors, usually various shades of
green and purple, sometimes on red ground fabric. When the Miao
woman get older, they dye these embroideries in indigo because they do not
wish to wear bright colors in old age. I asked if this was done in
mourning, after their husbands died, and they said "no", they
just no longer want to wear bright colors.
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Rust Jacket with Black Trim
This jacket is embroidered with cross
stitch by the Dong minority women. (Photo shown is of the jacket back) |
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Dark rose colored v-neck jacket with black
trim. This style also comes in black, medium blue, and other
colors.
The back of this jacket is embellished
with Dong sun design and tiny cross stitch patterns. |
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Red silk jacket with sheer blue silk trim.
This vibrant jacket has a new Mandarin
square embroidery on the back, and two old Miao embroideries on the front.
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Black silk jacket with various colors of silk trim.
These jackets include two small old
Miao embroideries on the front, and one on the back.
Pictured at right: front and back of
black jacket with blue trim, and front with light brown trim. |
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Teal blue silk with dark olive trim.
This jacket is embellished with
Mandarin details on the collar and old Miao embroidery on the back.. |
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Long, black silk jacket
This is very dressy jacket, almost knee
length. Embroidery is new, copy of an old Mandarin Square. |
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VESTS
| Black, silk sleeveless vest, silk trim in
beige or gray.
Embroidery is Dong minority, technique
is pattern darning on very fine count black fabric. This vest is available
in various colors. |
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| Dark Red Silk Vest
This vest is embroidered with small
details on the front and back - comes in various colors. |
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| Red Silk Vest
This silk vest is embroidered with
various old Miao embroideries. |
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| Blue Cotton Vest
This cotton vest includes various old
Miao embroideries. |
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| High Neck Silk Vest
This style is available in many
colors. |
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| Black Sleeveless Vest with copper or green
silk trim.
Vest in shiny black silk, new embroidery
is from Mandarin Square pattern. This vest is dressy or casual, goes
well with the new widely available tencel travel clothing. |
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Closeup of embroidered design on the lower
front
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Patchwork vest, various needlework techniques.
These strips of embroidery were
originally on a long vest. They are very old and in poor
condition. Older vests are dismantled and the embroideries in best
condition are appliqued onto a new vest. Various embroidered and
counted thread techniques. Note the small embroidery detail on back
of jacket.
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BAGS
Many of the embroideries used in these bags were originally used as
embroidered baby carriers. These baby carriers are made by all young women. They
carry their babies on their backs. A beautiful and intricately stitched baby
carrier proves the great love of the mother for her child.
Embroidery is part of a young woman's dowry, she must prove to her
prospective husband and in-laws that she is capable of producing the finest
embroidery which will adorn their festival clothing and the baby carriers
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Beautifully embroidered bags come in a variety of
sizes and are adorned with many different embroidery techniques. Of
course they are recommended to carry needlework projects! (or anything
else...) |
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