Abstract:

Based on the traditional embroidered folk garments and ornaments from modern Qilu areas in the Folk Costumes Museum of Jiangnan University and Shandong Art & Crafts Museum, this study discusses the folk garments and ornaments from modern Qilu areas in terms of the main theme, presentation skill and folk contents through analyzing typical folk costume patterns. Modern Qilu costume patterns have wide range of subjects and their composition and organization forms, coloring and design techniques have displayed the geographical characteristics of Qilu. Their folk contents coagulate plenty of folk emotion of Qilu women, and express worship to nature and life, as well as a kind of spiritual and religious sustenance of Qilu people.