Kesi, or cut silk, is woven one colour patch at a time on a tiny shuttle. Song emperors prized it, one square inch can take a day, and the seams look carved.
In Zhoucheng village near Dali, Bai women stitch cloth by hand before it meets the indigo vat. A national intangible heritage craft, its needle holes and all.
Miao batik in Danzhai, Guizhou uses a copper knife, hot beeswax and indigo vats. A national intangible heritage craft where the accidental crack lines are the signature.