Vintage Yi Embroidery Tassel Earrings

Blending recycled antique ethnic textile and traditional handmade Miao-Yi silver craft, these vintage tassel earrings carry the timeless folk charm of China’s southwest mountain villages.   Each earring centers on a rectangular antique fabric patch wrapped inside braided vintage silver-toned metal frame. The core decoration is salvaged aged hand embroidery stitched in rich fuchsia red thread; layered dense fill stitches build soft embossed peony petals, dotted with tiny glossy sequin accents for subtle shimmer. Some pieces retain original vintage patterned cloth at the fabric base, preserving authentic traces of decades-old ethnic garment craft. Below the embroidered plaque hangs a row of slim handmade metal bar tassels linked by small jump rings, which swing gently with every head movement to create delicate rustling sound. Curved classic fish-hook ear wires follow traditional ethnic accessory design for easy all-day wear.   In Yi folk culture, peony embroidery stands for wealth, hap…