Now Yiwu is a well - known cross -stitch trade center , some local enterprises have a yearly sales value of about several hundred million yuan . The speed of its domestic market expansion is startling .

The sales center of Yiwu cross - stitch is located in Zhaozhai painting market . According to the person in charge of Yiwu Painting Association , while the financial crisis had a serious strike on the painting export , the cross - stitch dealers say their business this year are better than the previous year .

Statistics from the Association show that the Zhaozhai market has more than 150  cross - stitch enterprises and at least 50 were newly set up this year . the business of cross - stitch trade is mainly in the domestic market , but some firms are also seeking foreign trade market . The cross- stitch industry has formed specialized streets in Zhaozhai . In the cross - stitch wholesale store , the best- seller has changed from cartoon hangings to the present Chinese style articles with landscape pictures and home commodities , such as " Fu “ hangings and Chinese landscape flower paintings . This year , a new product of cross-stitch , 3 -dimentional embroidery ,has become the market's favorite . This kind of products is done like this : first , stitch on the plastic pieces ; then , put the pieces together to form different articles for daily use like tissue boxes , flowerpoots , toys , etc . They are beautiful and useful as well .