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Guizhou’s Miao and Dong communities base their botanical knowledge on centuries of subsistence farming in the region. At least three species of the flowering plant indigofera are cultivated in Guizhou and provide a dye used on clothing and household furnishings. To prepare the dye, harvested leaves are converted into a paste. Because indigo dye does not have to be kept hot, it is ideal for wax-resist batik. In batik, patterns are applied to undyed cloth using liquid beeswax; when the cloth is submerged in dye, the waxed parts remain white while the unwaxed parts absorb the colour.
继续阅读Batik and Botanic Dyes (Guizhou Province, China)

Working with silk and cotton thread as well as horsehair, embroiderers adorn cuffs, sleeves, collars and tunic fronts with designs such as fantastical animals, flowers, fish, insects and more. The designs are not simply decorative; they also record daily life, important life-cycle events and community legends and history.
继续阅读Miao Embroidery (Guizhou Province, China)

Su Embroidery is famous for its beautiful designs, varied stitches, superb workmanship and elegant colors. Displayed as decorative wall hangings, Su embroidery is sustained through formal training programs and commercial industry.

继续阅读Su Embroidery (Zhejiang Province, China)

Bohai Mohe Embroidery, a craft of the Bohai people, is characterized by special tussah silk and triangular stitching.

This style of embroidery was developed among ethnic Manchu living in the Mudan River basin of Heilongjiang Province in the most northern part of China. “Bohai” refers to indigenous people who lived in the historical region of Manchuria; and “Mohe” was the name of an ancient empire. Working with Tussah silk (rather than the more common mulberry silk), embroiderers use triangular stitches to shape stereoscopic patterns into portraits and landscapes. Popular as gifts and for use on household textiles, Bohai Mohe embroidery is being preserved and developed through commercial industry.
继续阅读Bohai Mohe Embroidery (Heilongjiang Province, China)

Saturday, July 19, noon-4pm

Put the sizzle back in your summer. Tickets are on sale for the fifth annual Danforth Experience Thrill of the Grill and sidewalk sale. Six of the Danforth’s excellent restaurants and food shops are turning up the heat to out sauce, out flavour and out grill each other to claim the title of Toronto’s best rib.

继续阅读Thrill of the Grill 2014