As a part of China folk art, needlework used to refer to women's needlework, such as knitting, sewing, embroidery, patchwork, tapestry embroidery, flower arrangement, sizing and dyeing. All traditional skills made by women by hand are called "needlework". Generally speaking, it can be divided into nine categories: textile, printing and dyeing, sewing, embroidery, shoes and hats, knitting, flower arrangement, flour flowers and toys.

Documentary records:

"Huainan Ziqi Custom Training": "Splendid usurpation will also harm female workers."

"Book of Rites, Special Sacrifice in the Suburb": "The beauty of literary embroidery is still sparse, and it is also against the beginning of female workers."

Biography of Historical Records of Huo Zhi: "Taigong advised her to be a woman, and she was extremely clever and learned fish and salt."

Hanshu records: "Qi San obeys the official, and the official weaves embroidery, which is difficult to achieve. Everything that hurts the actress will stop, and there is nothing to lose. "

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