Through the Han, Tang and Ming Dynasties, every kind of thread was used, including hair and leather, but wool and silk were the most popular because of the ease with which they can be dyed. Thread is also employed to attach decorative objects to fabric, including plant seeds, shells, buttons, pearls and fragments of mirrors.
歷漢、唐等朝以降，到了明朝，除了傳統的絲線和斜紋布外，也以黃線、珍珠、毛髮等物來增飾繡品的豐美。