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dery.

‘I have always loved making my
own handicrafts. I came across so-
cial media posts about Su embroi-
dery when surfing online. I want to
learn it,’ Dai says.

She had a great sense of achieve-
ment after spending eight hours
making the basic patterns of Su
embroidery with the help of her
master.

‘I will continue learning Su em-
broidery in the future because I
think it is a meaningful thing to
do, and I hope I can help promote
this culture in the future,’ she says.

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f Xu Wenying Embroider
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Xu’s son, Pu Hongtao. (Photo c
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Xu’s son, Pu Hongtao is running Xu’s son, Pu Hongtao. (Photo courtesy of Xu Wenying Embroidery Studio )
a social media account to promote
his mother’s embroidery business.
so many young people becoming
‘I am surprised that even pri- more interested in embroidery.
mary school pupils are willing to Their dedication is impressive
travel from other cities to Suzhou because not many young people
to learn Su embroidery,’ Pu says nowadays are willing or able to
engage in such time-consuming
Many young people born in handicrafts patiently,’ Pu adds.
the 1990s and 2000s from various
parts of China have contacted Pu
through his Chinese social me-
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dia account on Xiaohongshu (Lit- Edited by Sean Pan
Sub-edited by Sunnie Wu
tle Red Book) to come to Suzhou Sub-edited by Sunnie W u
and learn Su embroidery from his
mother.

‘It is a wonderful thing to see