Myanmar's gold embroidery is one of royal decorative art. From clothing and accessories to wall backdrop for royal families and wealthy dispositions were created in gold embroidery technique. Historical facts show that gold embroidery have originated in Myanmar about a thousand years ago and the earliest embroidered piece was in Pyu era (AD 800). Mandalay was and is still the center of gold embroidery to the date.Gold Embroidery is sort of painting decorated with needle works, embossed figures, gold threads, seeds pearl and beads, sequins, glass cuts and sometimes even with precious gem on velvet sheet. From headgears and clothing to shoes of kings and queens and of royal family are magnificently made up in gold embroidery. And all Myanma puppets dresses are done in gold embroidery as well.Embroidered backdrops, what we call embroidery paintings, are designed and decorated base on the stories of the previous lives of Buddha, Myanmar traditional festivals and ceremonies, royal ceremonies, battle fields and march to battle. Besides the figures of elephants, peacocks and the respective animals of 7 days are embroidered in different styles and shapes.Embroidering is a collaborative work sharing different tasks such as sketching, needling, and embossing which can't be done by a single expert or artist. Gold embroidery artists are to be knowledgeable at painting and also manageable at needle works. It is the work of sitting focusing constantly at each side of stretcher which stretched a velvet sheet on.It takes at least one week to get a well embroidered piece according to the details and decorations. That is why Myanma gold embroidery still remain as highly valued historical art till today.