New Arrivals - Handcrafted Brooches

Three-dimensional embroidery on a pin. Chanhua (缠花) — “wrapped flowers” — is a centuries-old bridal craft from Fujian and the Hakka communities, where fine glossy silk is wound strand by strand around a slender frame until petals seem to lift from the surface. Cream-and-amber...

A wish for love and long life, worn on the lapel. In Chinese culture the butterfly carries joy and longevity; a pair is a classic blessing for a happy marriage. This statement butterfly is hand-embroidered in the Su tradition — layered ivory and golden-amber...

The flower that never wilts. In Chinese, ronghua (绒花) sounds exactly like 荣华 — glory and prosperity. For over a thousand years, since the Tang court, these silk blooms have been worn as a wish for a flourishing life. This deep-burgundy peony — the...

Ten or so evenings, and a blue pansy in real silk standing on the shelf in its own frame — a complete silk-shading kit in the Su needle-painting method (thread painting, long and short stitch), silk thread on mulberry silk organza. It comes with...

Stitch a cluster of ripe cherries in gleaming silk — and learn a 2,000-year-old art. Endorsed by the Royal School of Needlework, this complete kit guides a beginner through Su silk shading, the tradition often described as “painting with a needle.” You’ll work the...

An evening clutch embroidered in the Su tradition. Delicate florals — emblems of good fortune and a smooth path ahead — are hand-stitched across premium silk in Suzhou silk shading, then set on a structured frame that holds its shape all night. Made in...

The iridescent blue of the Amazon, caught in silk. Inspired by the Blue Morpho butterfly, this piece carries the same symbolism of joy, transformation and renewal treasured in Chinese embroidery. Hand-embroidered in the Su tradition with layered silk and sequin wings, a marquise-crystal centre,...

Not embroidery. This is ronghua (绒花) — a centuries-old Chinese craft in which silk floss is spun around fine wire, then shaped strand by strand until it catches light like a living wing. Turn the brooch and the sapphire deepens to midnight. That shift...

Wedding on Saturday. The dress is sorted; the fascinator isn't quite doing it. This is the piece that does. A spray of ivory silk Four Season Orchids on a long stick pin — in the hair, on a lapel, on a hat band —...

A lucky cloud composed of golden silk knots — the auspicious cloud (祥云) of Chinese art, made in the pankou technique from the knotted buttons of the qipao and raised into an openwork brooch. The scrolling cloud is the oldest good-luck sign in China...