Interstellar Journey after Rebirth

It’s not possible to embroider in my current state, right?

"Of course." Linglong agreed with a smile.

The little master can learn anytime he wants.

"Then I want to learn!" Chen Si responded expectantly.

Embroidery is one of the essential skills for ladies in ancient times.

However, Chen Si felt deeply that he did not have enough time.

Every day, she needs to spend two hours reading the books in the space, take a short break at noon, practice calligraphy for an hour, and paint for an hour in the afternoon. Add in the trivial matters such as eating and taking care of the fields, and she can sleep peacefully for less than four hours.

But now, she has decided to adjust her schedule again to learn embroidery.

Perhaps you can shorten your reading time by half an hour and reduce your sleep by another half an hour.

With this calculation, she could free up a whole hour to focus on learning embroidery.

Although the schedule is a bit tight, Chen Si believes that as long as she works hard, she will be able to achieve success in this art.

Although it is impossible to reach the pinnacle of perfection, it is still possible to achieve some success.

"That's great." Linglong was filled with joy when she heard her young master Chen Si expressed her strong interest in embroidery.

After all, if the little master was determined to learn embroidery, then He would be able to accompany Chen Si all day long with justification.

"Where should we start now?" Chen Si seemed a little confused about where to start learning embroidery.

"The materials needed for embroidery include cloth, embroidery needles, embroidery thread and embroidery frames, which I should have mentioned before. Today, we will start with embroidery thread, because each thread has its own unique color..." In response to Chen Si's doubts, Linglong quickly and carefully explained the embroidery thread to Chen Si.

He patiently explained the differences and characteristics of the materials needed for embroidery.

Chen Si listened attentively, because embroidery is not only something she personally loves, but also a cultural treasure that carries the country's intangible cultural heritage.

In the early years, these traditional skills were gradually forgotten by the Chinese people. It was not until the introduction of Western cross-stitch culture that people began to pay attention to and pick up these precious skills again.

However, there are still not many people who are truly willing to study in depth and pass on the tradition.

First of all, learning embroidery does require a certain talent, and the color matching and composition skills have a decisive influence on the quality of the final work.

These two skills require learners to have keen aesthetic sense and lasting patience in order to create satisfactory embroidery works.

Secondly, the fast pace of modern society and the development of science and technology have also had an impact on the inheritance of traditional handicrafts such as embroidery.

Many people are addicted to the colorful virtual world because of mobile phones and other electronic devices, and find it difficult to calm down and learn a skill that requires long-term concentration and dedication.

This impetuous mentality has resulted in fewer and fewer people who are truly willing to learn and pass on traditional handicrafts such as embroidery.

Furthermore, the development of technology has enabled machines to produce embroidery products on a large scale and with high efficiency.

Compared with hand embroidery, machine embroidery has more exquisite patterns, higher output and lower cost.

This has led to machine embroidery occupying a large share of the market, while hand embroidery is difficult to popularize due to its limited production and high price.

Although machine embroidery has advantages in output and price, its works often lack the spirituality and warmth unique to hand embroidery.

However, as the public is sensitive to money and has different requirements for embroidery quality, machine embroidery still has a broad market.

However, those who can purchase the purely handmade embroidery works of masters are still a minority.

To sum up, various reasons have led to the lukewarm inheritance of traditional intangible cultural heritage such as embroidery and the difficulties it faces.

There are even many traditional handicrafts that are gradually disappearing due to the lack of inheritors and market demand.

Even for the sake of protecting and inheriting these precious cultural heritages, Chen Si is willing to learn embroidery, not to mention that she really likes it.

Linglong taught Chen Si all the embroidery knowledge for an hour, making Chen Si feel as if his brain was about to crash due to the embroidery knowledge.

Basic materials such as fabric, embroidery needles, and embroidery frames are easy to understand and do not require much study, but the embroidery thread alone gives Chen Si a headache.

The complex colors dazzled her, and even when she saw a ball of thread in front of her, she found it difficult to accurately distinguish the subtle differences between them.

When Chen Si saw the embroidery threads, she could only say, this one is pink, this one is light pink, this one is dark pink, this one is light light pink…

These colors, which are almost indistinguishable in her eyes, are worlds apart in the embroidery threads.

Not to mention distinguishing what their respective names are.

If it weren't for the upgrade of her space and the improvement of her memory, Chen Si would probably have difficulty remembering even the names of these colors.

Although the names of these colors do sound nice and poetic, the large number of them makes Chen Si feel a little overwhelmed.

Plum red, Juyi, pine flower, lilac, Quchen, Huangye, Canglang, Dongfangliang, rouge, Jinyun, Fuse, Sufang, Handan, and Xunhuang... These colors are innumerable, and each has its own unique charm and appeal.

(When I heard this song, I really thought the names of these colors were so beautiful)

However, with Linglong's explanation, Chen Si gradually realized that in order to become an excellent embroiderer, she must have a deep understanding and mastery of these colors.

As for embroidery thread, in addition to the many colors, there are also many types of materials, including but not limited to pure cotton fine thread, pure cotton thick thread, twisted thread, linen thread, silk fine thread, machine embroidery thread, wool thread, and gold and silver decorative thread.

When choosing embroidery thread, you must choose it according to the texture of the fabric you want to embroider, and not just any thread will do.

And for different patterns, you also need to choose the right colors. Even a slight difference may make the charm of the entire pattern to be embroidered very different from the original effect you want to achieve.

At this moment, Chen Si's mind was filled with rich knowledge, and she needed time to slowly digest and absorb it.

At present, she decided not to rush into embroidery directly.

Because she is still in the learning stage when it comes to color matching, and as for the subsequent embroidery techniques, it will take time to study and practice in depth.

This is not something that can be achieved overnight; it takes time and patience.

Therefore, Chen Si added an embroidery course to her daily schedule in the space, and her instructor was the skilled and almost omnipotent Linglong.