INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TRY OUT TRADITIONAL SUZHOU HANDICRAFTS

22 October 2018 NEWS

International students from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University visited Ren-he Weaving and Embroidery Workshop in Suzhou to try their hands at the traditional art of K’o-ssu. 

K’o-ssu, or ‘cut silk’, is a Chinese silk tapestry technique that first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Weavers use separate bobbins for each differently-coloured area of the intricate designs.

The 27 students, from 12 countries including the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Indonesia, and South Korea, were accompanied by Chinese student volunteers from student club the Art Education Centre that organised the activity.