Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. It is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dress shirts, stockings, and golf shirts. It is a striking fact that in the development of embroidery there are no changes of materials or techniques which can be felt or interpreted as advances from a primitive to a later, more refined stage. On the other hand, we find a technical accomplishment and high standard of craftsmanship in early works are rarely attained in later times.
刺绣（embroidery）是用针和线或纱线（yarn）在织物或其他材料上进行装饰的手工艺。刺绣最常用在无檐帽、有檐帽、外套、毛毯、礼服衬衫、长筒袜、高尔夫球衫上。令人感到吃惊的是：在刺绣的发展过程中，从起初到后来更精美的阶段，让人感觉不到也说不出来有什么材质或技术的变化。另一方面，我们发现后来很少能达到早期作品中的技术成就和高水准的工艺。
