Embroidery first arose in China, where the earliest piece of Chinese embroidery ever found is more than 2,000 years old. China was the first country in the world to discover the use of silk, the production of which gave rise to embroidery. And during China’s Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.), the art became much more prevalent, causing it to spread through Korea and then Japan.

And now Japan’s embroidery digitizing technology is world-class.
Today, embroidery can be found in any part of the world as a regular decoration for many household items and clothes.
But after seeing and learning about the extensive heritage and cultural significance that makes embroidery a true art form, grandmother’s embroidered tea towels may start to seem a bit more extravagant than before.