The art of embroidery was also known, with the nobles and aristocrats being the main customers for embroidered clothing.

The Hmong are known for their embroidered indigo-dyed clothing and their ornate silver jewellery.

This includes lingerie, embroidered clothing, bedding, curtains and a tablecloth woven in the style of Leonardo.

Yet for all her makeup and heavy, embroidered clothing, the girl looked unruffled by the pomp or the heat.

Fantastic sums of money were spent on embroidered clothing and furnishings.

The two main crafts of this town are embroidered clothing and arrangements and decorations with dried flowers.

The Hmong also manufacture embroidered clothing, bags and blankets for special ceremonies and festivals.

They no longer wore the gold-decorated equipment and embroidered clothing of palace troops.

Traditional handcrafts include embroidered clothing and articles made from maguey fiber (ixtle).

Women sewed patchwork and embroidered clothing, and carved calabash bowls.