Two masters. One thread.
Every Suzhou Threads portrait is stitched — start to finish — by one of two master artisans. One pair of hands, one frame, no delegation. Their name arrives on your certificate.
Lu Caifeng 陆彩凤
Professor-Level Master of Arts and Crafts and National Light Industry Technical Expert, devoted to xushi dense-and-sparse embroidery.
“Where the thread stops, the memory continues.”
Wang Hui 王辉
Representative inheritor of Su embroidery intangible cultural heritage, with more than 400 registered works.
“Each strand is a quieter voice for their spirit.”
Honored in exhibition — soon on this page.
Awarded original works
Selected exhibition pieces from Master Wang's 400+ registered works — national and provincial gold and silver medalists — photographed for this page.
Photography in preparationSelected heritage embroideries
Representative works from Master Lu's atelier in the classical tradition — awaiting professional photography before they join this gallery.
Photography in preparationThe gallery grows with you
Client commissions join the exhibition works below as families share them — visit the gallery.
A day in the atelier, Suzhou.
Morning light
The frame faces east. Natural light shows every strand's true color — it is the only light trusted for matching thread.
Splitting silk
Threads for the day's passage are split by hand: one filament into sixteen, thirty-two, sixty-four strands.
The morning passage
Three uninterrupted hours — the deepest work. Eyes, muzzles, the areas demanding absolute steadiness.
The long middle
Fur, layer after layer. A single square inch can hold an entire afternoon.
Last light, last knots
Work stops when daylight fails. The frame is covered; tomorrow the portrait resumes exactly where the thread rests.
A small atelier, on purpose.
One portrait, one master
No assembly lines, no "team of artisans." Whoever begins your portrait finishes it — their hand, their rhythm, their name on the certificate.
Forty commissions a month
Not a marketing number — a physical one. It is the honest maximum of two masters at two frames. Scarcity here is arithmetic, not a sales tactic.
The next generation
Both masters teach — in schools, in the atelier, to visitors who come to try a single stitch. The craft survives only if it is passed on, hand to hand.
One of them will stitch your companion.
Master Lu leads every Silk & Shadow portrait; Master Wang designs and stitches every Bespoke commission. Begin with a free digital preview, or a quiet conversation.
Commission Silk & Shadow