To modernise Miao embroidery, this paper proposes an intelligent collaborative design method integrating cultural gene theory, grounded theory, shape grammar, and entropy-weighted TOPSIS. The approach transforms Miao embroidery into cultural data, facilitating the transformation of cultural elements into design languages. Based on cultural gene theory, a pattern library is constructed, and derivative patterns are generated using shape grammar. At the colour level, the Natural Colour System and ControlNet are introduced to add colour to line drawings. Grounded theory is used to code multi-perspective user data, extract contemporary needs, and convert them into a semantic basis for subsequent design. The LoRA model is fine-tuned under semantic- and data-level cultural-gene soft constraints to facilitate the learning of stylistic and semantic characteristics of Miao embroidery patterns. Finally, an evaluation index system is constructed based on the grounded theory coding results, and the entropy weight TOPSIS method is used to quantitatively evaluate the pattern schemes under different cultural constraint levels. A whisky packaging design is presented to demonstrate the applicability of Miao embroidery patterns in a non-native cultural context. Results show that this method addresses contemporary user needs while preserving the cultural connotations, providing a practical workflow for technology-empowered traditional cultural creative design.
Zhu et al. (2026) studied this question.