苗绣艺术,最初与古代少数民族雕题纹身不无关系。雕题纹身是古代少数民族仿造危害人的一些动物花纹,想象中的鬼神形象,在身上刺破皮肤,涂以朱砂或其它色彩,以避兽妖之害。从而产生了一种残酷的护身艺术。后来由“织绩木皮”到发明了养蚕抽丝纺织做衣,苗族人民便在布上、衣服上描绘、刺绣花样,形成了一种风格独特的民族艺术。 Miao embroidery art, initially with the ethnic minorities tattoo is not unrelated. The inscriptions on the tattoo are some of the animal patterns and imaginary ghosts and gods patterned by the ancient ethnic minorities. They puncture the skin and apply cinnabar or other colors to avoid the demon beasts. Resulting in a cruel body protection art. Later, from the “performance veneer” to the invention of sericulture and silk spinning clothing, the Miao people in the cloth, clothes on the painting, embroidery patterns, forming a unique style of national art.