Detailed Explanation of Several Commonly Used Silk Threads for Making Ronghua(Velvet Flowers)

14 januari 2024

First, Xiang embroidery thread is suitable for making flat ironed styles. Its advantage lies in its rich color, thicker thread, and convenient and fast use. However, the disadvantage is that the velvet feel and the support of the silk thread are poor, not suitable for making velvet styles, but it can make fine velvet strip styles, and the finished product has the texture of ice sand.

1.Xiang embroidery thread

2.Flat style Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with Xiang embroidery thread

3.Fine velvet strip Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with Xiang embroidery thread with ice sand texture

4.Comparison of fluffy velvet strips made with Xiang embroidery thread and untwisted silk thread

a. Fluffy velvet strip made with Xiang embroidery thread

b. Fluffy velvet strip made with untwisted silk thread

Second, thickened untwisted thread, zero twist thread (also called fine untwisted or single silk untwisted), untwisted thread, Suzhou embroidery thread, tight twist silk thread, all of the above five kinds are branches of traditional Suzhou embroidery thread, all belong to the broad sense of Suzhou embroidery thread.

Zero twist thread, untwisted thread, Suzhou embroidery thread have better velvet feel, more delicate, and better gloss, but they are not easy to organize, easy to knot or form a group, not very suitable for newcomers, here we do not introduce too much.

Pumpkin, flowers and leaves made with Suzhou embroidery thread

Tight twist silk thread is suitable for Chanhua, cannot make Ronghua(Velvet Flowers), here we also do not introduce.

What we want to introduce here is the thickened untwisted thread.

1.Thickened untwisted thread

a. Undyed

b. Dyed

2.Pumpkin, flowers and leaves made with thickened untwisted thread

3.Fluffy Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with thickened untwisted thread

4.Flat style Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with thickened untwisted thread

5.Comparison of flat style Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with Xiang embroidery thread and untwisted silk thread

a. Flat style Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with Xiang embroidery thread

b. Flat style Ronghua(Velvet Flowers) made with thickened untwisted thread

Third, raw silk thread

Raw silk is raw silk that has not been degummed, the texture is harder, usually used to make velvet balls or birds and beasts, can also be used to make doll hair, compared to synthetic silk thread, its texture is better.

1.Undyed raw silk