元艺手工坊Yuan-Yi Art
Selected Works精选手作 · 当代呈现

A quiet exhibition of pieces made entirely by hand.

Selected works across four handmade traditions — presented here as an exhibition rather than a shop. Each piece carries the patience of handwork, regional memory, and the care of women makers.

香包

Herbal Sachets

Fragrant textile charms sewn for festival season, memory, and cultural tradition — a craft carried for more than two thousand years.

Lotus Lantern Sachet — 莲灯香包
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Herbal Sachet

Lotus Lantern Sachet

莲灯香包

A lotus-lantern sachet in patterned silk, closed with a braided knot, pearl beads, and a long falling tassel.

Craft: silk brocade, braided cord, pearl beads, silk tassels, dried herbs

Traditional Pouch Sachet — 古法香包
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Herbal Sachet

Traditional Pouch Sachet

古法香包

A soft drawstring sachet in patterned silk, finished with a bright cord and tassel — made in both a petite wearable and a larger hanging form.

Craft: silk brocade, drawstring cord, tassel, dried herbs

Embroidered Pocket Sachet — 绣花荷包香包
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Herbal Sachet

Embroidered Pocket Sachet

绣花荷包香包

A pocket-form sachet edged with tiny blossoms, embroidered with lotus, birds, and garden motifs — a refined keepsake of floral needlework.

Craft: embroidered silk, embroidery thread, braided cord, tassel, dried herbs

Auspicious Pyramid Sachet — 锦粽香包
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Herbal Sachet

Auspicious Pyramid Sachet

锦粽香包

A triangular sachet in richly patterned brocade, finished with embroidered accents, decorative knots, and a tassel — made in the spirit of Duanwu festival charms.

Craft: silk brocade, embroidered accents, hanging cords, tassels, dried herbs

缠花

Silk-Wrapped Florals

Paper, wire, and silk thread shaped petal by petal into lasting flowers, ornaments, and wearable pieces.

Silk-Wrapped Display Ornaments — 缠花摆件
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Silk-Wrapped Floral

Silk-Wrapped Display Ornaments

缠花摆件

Silk-wrapped leaves and blossoms set into framed arrangements and small display pieces — each one shaped by hand from paper, wire, and thread.

Craft: silk floss, paper, wire, hardwood frame and stand

Silk-Wrapped Hair Accessories — 缠花发饰
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Silk-Wrapped Floral

Silk-Wrapped Hair Accessories

缠花发饰

Silk-wrapped floral hairpieces in soft colors, finished with pearl accents — worn at weddings, festivals, and moments of quiet adornment.

Craft: silk floss, paper, wire, pearl beads, hair pin

Silk-Wrapped Vase Florals — 缠花瓶花
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Silk-Wrapped Floral

Silk-Wrapped Vase Florals

缠花瓶花

Silk-wrapped daisies, roses, ginkgo, and blossoms arranged in porcelain bottle vases — a still life made entirely by hand.

Craft: silk floss, paper, wire, porcelain bottle vase

Silk-Wrapped Brooches — 缠花胸针
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Silk-Wrapped Floral

Silk-Wrapped Brooches

缠花胸针

Silk-wrapped brooches in petal form — each one finished with glass beads, a pearl center, and a slender pin.

Craft: silk floss, paper, wire, glass beads, pearl, brass pin

童趣绣鞋

Embroidered Children's Shoes

Small shoes stitched with wishes — for courage, joy, abundance, and safe first steps into the world.

Joyful Chick Shoes — 报喜小鸡绣鞋
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Embroidered Children's Shoes

Joyful Chick Shoes

报喜小鸡绣鞋

Children's shoes shaped as chicks and stitched in red, blue, and yellow — each pair a folk herald of joy and good news.

Craft: cotton, silk embroidery thread, layered cloth sole

Abundance Fish Shoes — 年年有余绣鞋
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Embroidered Children's Shoes

Abundance Fish Shoes

年年有余绣鞋

Children's shoes embroidered with fish — a wish for abundance year after year, sewn into every stitch.

Craft: cotton, silk embroidery thread, layered cloth sole

Blooming Steps Shoes — 步步生花绣鞋
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Embroidered Children's Shoes

Blooming Steps Shoes

步步生花绣鞋

Flower-embroidered children's shoes in black and blue — stitched with the wish that every step taken may bloom.

Craft: cotton, silk embroidery thread, layered cloth sole

Tiger Head Shoes — 虎头鞋
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Embroidered Children's Shoes

Tiger Head Shoes

虎头鞋

Hand-sewn tiger-head shoes made to guard the wearer with the tiger's bravery — a beloved protection given at first birthdays across rural China.

Craft: cotton, silk embroidery thread, layered cloth sole

绣花鞋垫

Embroidered Insoles

Hidden embroidery slipped inside a shoe, made as a private gesture of warmth and quiet care.

Hundred Flowers Insole — 百花绣鞋垫
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Embroidered Insole

Hundred Flowers Insole

百花绣鞋垫

Red insoles densely embroidered with lilies, daisies, and leaves, edged with a fine cross-stitch border in gold and green.

Craft: cotton base, silk embroidery thread

Phoenix Insole — 凤凰绣鞋垫
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Embroidered Insole

Phoenix Insole

凤凰绣鞋垫

Ivory insoles embroidered with a soaring phoenix in full color, edged with a laced blue border — made entirely by needle and thread.

Craft: cotton base, silk embroidery thread

Swallow Insole — 燕子绣鞋垫
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Embroidered Insole

Swallow Insole

燕子绣鞋垫

Pink insoles with swallows and willow branches stitched in rich color, edged in black — a small cheerful charm made to be worn.

Craft: cotton base, silk embroidery thread

Each work is made in small batches by hand.

每一件作品皆为小批量纯手工制作。线色、布料与形态的细微差异,是手作本身的印记。

Variations in thread, cloth, and form are part of the piece — not imperfections, but the mark of the hand that made it.