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Chapter 25 New Embroidery
Shuning hurriedly said: "This is the Xiangsheng flower that Zhou's sister gave me. It is something she brought from Jinan, Shandong. It is expensive and cannot be used."

Chun Xing was a little disappointed: "Xiangsheng flower? Is it a head flower? It's so beautifully made, it just sticks to the surface of the box, but it can't be used."

"It's what I wear on my head. I'm not yet that age, so I keep it for nothing. Sister Zhou has a box. I don't give it away easily. I heard that it is a silk flower from a time-honored brand, even in the palace. I want his family to pay tribute."

When Chun Xing heard this, she was immediately in awe, and hurriedly picked up the two flowers that were in her hands, put them back in the box on the shelf, and then came back and said, "I've searched for them all, and I can find them no matter what. It would be nice to put some flowers or something on it, but it’s a pity that I didn’t find a suitable one, or maybe I can use those silk flower bows that the girl usually makes?”

Shu Ning also didn't understand why Chun Xing thought it would be better to decorate the nanmu box with flowers, could it be because the carvings on it were also flowers?But her words reminded myself of one thing: Isn't there a ready-made way to decorate the box with flowers made of satin and gauze?
Ribbon embroidery! ! !
In her previous life, she had been obsessed with cross-stitch for a while, but when she accidentally saw the more gorgeous ribbon embroidery, she immediately shifted her goal.It's a pity that I can only enjoy watching other people's exquisite works on the Internet, and I haven't had the opportunity to buy enough materials to try it myself, but she has watched the basic tutorial video of ribbon embroidery, and she can barely remember several basic stitches Among them, the most impressive thing is the embroidery method of roses. I have long wanted to try it, why not try it now?
Think and do it!These days, in order to make small flower bows and so on, she has a lot of things like ribbons and ribbons on hand. She also has some fabrics that she usually uses. Among them is a white fabric that is thicker and harder, but the density is still moderate, just right. Can be used as base cloth.As for the needle, she found one with a thin needle eye from Ermo and used it directly.She thought about the pattern, drew a draft, set up the embroidery shed, and started the adventure of new embroidery methods.

Just start to do it, embroider some simple patterns first.Shu Ning embroidered a flower first, using chrysanthemum leaf embroidery, and then embroidered a flower core with bean needles in the middle. It looked simple, but if she recalled the tutorial she saw a few years ago, she would have died a lot brain cells.But once the embroidery is smooth, things become easier.After embroidering the leaves and stems with a few strokes, she began to challenge the multi-layered rose embroidery that she had been thinking about for a long time!
In the first round, I didn't grasp the interval length of the needles well, and it didn't look very good, but the second flower started to look a little bit.Ribbon embroidery, which she always wanted to try but had no chance to do in modern times, turned out to be done after traveling back to ancient times. Life is really amazing!

After practicing embroidery for a few days, I felt that it was good, so I officially made a purse and showed it to my mother.Tong Shi liked it very much, and said: "I'll pay for everything else, but these few roses, and those flowers that I don't know what to call, they are really beautiful, and the whole flower stands up, it looks like a rose. It's like sewing real flowers on it. Our daughter is really capable, and she came up with such a fresh and unique new embroidery method at such a young age."

Shu Ning couldn't help blushing, she was so ashamed, she just copied the ribbon embroidery that she had seen in modern times, this embroidery method seems to have been handed down from the French court, I wonder if this embroidery method has appeared in France today?If not, it's really a mess.

Mrs. Tong praised her daughter, then changed her tone, and said: "Although this method is fresh, except for those few flowers, the other acupuncture methods are too rough. Er Niang often said that you are impatient, so you need to be more patient." , you always don’t listen. Look, if you weren’t impatient and lazy, how could you come up with this idea? Don’t be unconvinced. For example, if this leaf is made of silk thread, the stitches must be fine and well-proportioned, and the thread How much effort do you have to put in to keep the surface even and wrinkle-free? And you can embroider with this silk ribbon in only five or six stitches, isn't it a coincidence?"

Shu Ning was a little unconvinced. She admitted that she wanted to save time and effort by embroidering the ribbons at the beginning, but she had completely forgotten about it later, and only wanted to make it as beautiful and gorgeous as possible, and spent a lot of thought Woolen cloth.Besides, the two embroidery methods are not the same thing at all, how can mother say that she is playing tricks?She didn't use ribbons to embroider patterns with silk thread!

Tong went on to say: "Forget it, this purse looks pretty good, so let's keep it, and occasionally play with your kind... What's it called? Ribbon embroidery? It's okay to play occasionally, but you can practice female red on weekdays." , or to focus on 'needlework'. How can you still be needlework? Just call needlework." Shuning choked for a long time without breathing.

How is this not needlework? !A needle is still a needle, but the ribbon is treated as a thread. Isn't this beautiful and beautiful?Good for decoration.It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, the one that can catch mice is a good cat. Does anyone care whether the cat grew up eating fish or cat food?

Indignantly, Shu Ning took the purse back to the room, rummaged through the box, and found several balls of wool of various colors.Since my mother said that needlework is called needlework with "needle" and "thread", she will do a "needlework" to show her!

Picking a piece of flannelette with a smoother surface as the base, she built the shed, and embroidered a simple flower pattern with the flannelette.Speaking of which, this method of "wool thread embroidery" is similar to the ordinary embroidery method, except that the thread is several times thicker, which saves some time and effort, and at the same time, attention should be paid to keeping the thread surface flat and the stitches well-proportioned.Fortunately, her basic skills are not bad, and she embroiders decently, but it takes a lot more time than ribbon embroidery.

Seeing her embroidering quietly in the room, Chun Xing let go of her worries. She was afraid that Shu Ning would be depressed because of the blow.She went out quietly, went to the upper room and reported the matter to Mrs Tong, Mrs Tong nodded and told her to go back.When he was going out, he happened to pass by Ermo.

Seeing Ermo come in, Mrs. Tong looked at Chun Xing's disappearance, hurriedly called Ermo to her side, and asked, "How is it? Did you hear it from that girl?"

Ermo nodded: "Although the girl's mouth is tight, but after the servants knocked around, I still found out."

Tong's eyes lit up: "Say it quickly!"

"Most of what she said that day was true, but it was a little vague. Brother Qing of the big house had heard a few years ago that the mansion would book a good marriage for him. At that time, he hadn't decided whether to choose Zhao Jia's family or Niu's." The young lady of the Hulu family, and Brother Qing, because he likes Concubine Min's sister, he pestered her. In the spring, the lady was married, and the man's family was a hereditary Duke's mansion, because I heard that Brother Qing Regarding his son's affairs, the young master called someone to beat Brother Qing up, and the city was full of uproar. The master and the uncle were afraid that Brother Qing would cause trouble outside again, so they kept him at home under the pretext of recovering from his injuries, until Miss Zhang passed away. The matter got a little big, and as a result, both the Zhaojia family and the Niu Hulu family pushed back the marriage, and the mother-in-law entrusted her natal family to talk about the matter, so she booked a wedding for Brother Qing. An official lady surnamed Li, whose father was a member of the Han Army Banner. Hearing that this lady was not very good looking, Brother Qing was reluctant, so he got angry and locked himself in the room without seeing anyone. Qiu Chrysanthemum is the rough envoy of the sewing room. Because of her eyebrows and eyes, she looks a bit like Miss Zhang's family. Brother Qing met him by accident and was about to come to his room to take care of her. Within half a month, the house would be officially taken over. At that time, the mansion I was exchanging Geng posts with the Li family. I was afraid that there would be troubles, so I didn't agree. As a result, Brother Qing made a fuss and refused to eat. Grandma was annoyed, so she locked him up, and went back to his wife, and called Qiu Ju, the housekeeper Send it to us quietly."

After listening to the long speech, Mrs. Tong breathed a sigh of relief: "Since I'm not a vixen sent here to make trouble, I'm relieved. After all, I'm also the person in my nephew's room. As an aunt, I will help Qingning take care of his sweetheart." Bar."

Ermo said: "Grandma said she was kind, but brother Qing may not be sincere to this girl. After a long time, when he gets married, I am afraid that he will have a new man and forget the old one. Let the new wife know in the future, I am afraid grandma will It will be difficult to be a human being."

"So what if it's hard to be a person? Does she dare to do something to me as a junior? Besides, it's not that I want to help my nephew take care of Qiu Ju, it's my sister-in-law who personally sent someone to 'send' her to me, your third grandma." I have always been the most merciful and sympathetic, and I never treat my servants badly, let alone someone sent by my sister-in-law?"

The two women looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

Of course, Shu Ning didn't know about the conversation between mother and nurse, she was still fighting for the woolen embroidery in her hand.Mother wants to house the house; Ermo is busy with other things now and has no time to talk to her; Xiaotao is married and has left home; in front of.She found that the people who could give her guidance on needlework seemed to be busy, so she turned to the newcomer Qiu Ju for help.

Qiu Ju was taken aback at first, it was probably the first time she met a young lady who was asking for advice from a maid, she was a little moved, so she taught her more with snacks.She is also good at needlework. With her help, Shu Ning successfully completed a picture of "Dish Love Flower" in less than ten days if she used ordinary silk thread to embroider at least a month. Out of shape, but at least the lines of the butterflies and flowers are very clear.

Now it's not easy for Tong to say that what she does is not "needlework", but she still feels that these new methods are too tricky.She gently persuaded her daughter: "Embroidery is also like practicing big characters. The most important thing is to be calm. If you are impatient, you will not be able to embroider good patterns. Er Niang hopes that you will embroider patiently, and also hopes that you will sharpen your temper. You will know how to do it yourself." Said, you are impatient, and you practice calligraphy to cultivate your mind and character, why did you forget this when learning embroidery?"

Shu Ning was a little ashamed, and she also knew that she lacked patience.But Tong turned around and praised her again: "However, the two new embroidery methods you have made recently are still quite new, and it's hard for you to think of them. It's good to play occasionally on weekdays as a change. My daughter is really smart, much better than others."

Is this a slap and a sweet date?The "from another family" mentioned in these words, wouldn't it be the one she was thinking of?It seems that in recent months, Mrs. Tong has been very dissatisfied with the beautiful and intelligent niece Wanning.

(End of this chapter)