Lu Embroidery Patterns on Costumes in Shandong Province

摘要

Lu embroidery, one of the famous embroideries in Shandong province of China, is the earliest recorded Chinese embroidered species found in historical documents of China. Lu embroidery patterns on costumes have a wide range of subjects; their folk contents coagulate plenty of folk emotions. The motifs of Lu embroidery patterns on costumes express the totemism and the nature worship. They are the rites of passage and spiritual religious expressions. The cultural connotations in Lu embroidery patterns on costumes can inspire current designs, provide useful references for contemporary fashion designers and promote the development of embroidery costume markets.