status of its maker. Bojagi however, is utilitarian at heart. It is an age-old Korean craft meant to be accessible to everyone. Throughout Korean history, overt emotional expression has been mostly frowned upon, and therefore abundantly expressed instead through artistic characteristics of the Korean culture. Women of the Joseon Dynasty were not to be seen outside of their homes during the day until the evening bells rang and men returned home. Many women, then, found satisfaction through stitching colorful and rich designs on fabric within their homes. Wide ranges of intense to gentle color combinations told the stories of families and history as well as philosophy influenced by yin and yang, Feng Shui, and the five elements said to make up the universe. Embroidery Styles and Technique Gu style Pioneered by the Gu school in China, this style was quickly adopted by Koreans and neighboring East Asian countries. Also known as a style of embroidery painting, it was famed for its delicate and precise stitchery which sought to achieve the highest degree of realism. This technique evolved from the Song tradition of realistic embroidery that imitated painting. Gu style was used often to illustrate high degrees of naturalism. Authors could achieve stunning detail in the fur of animals and objects in nature by painting onto fabric before stitches were added, then use of thin, hairlike threads (eight filaments twisted into one thread), and blending of two shades by use of long and short stitches. Korean and Japanese embroiders worked with professional painters for their master designs. While much of the painted regions could be covered in stitches, some painted areas could remain visible under minimal embroidery to reveal the painting illustrations as well. jaryeonsu:자련수 It is a technique used to express things in a realistic way or to express the natural change of color by using light and shade. It is filled with irregularly long, short, It can make a natural change according to the coloring of the color and the orientation of the gathering and it is suitable for embroidering petal, leaves and clouds of a comparatively large area. chilbosu:칠보수 It is a unique technique of Korean embroidery which can not be seen in western embroidery. It is a technique to make regular and geometric patterns by putting the base of the embroidery on it and placing the embroidery on it. jing-guemsu:징금수 It is a technique to fix a