Dragon Boat Festival sachet painting

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. On this day, people will make dumplings, race dragon boats and hang wormwood. Another important activity is making sachets. Let me introduce the painting method of the Dragon Boat Festival sachet.

Material preparation:

Fabric: you can choose bright fabrics such as red, yellow and green, and it is best to use thicker materials, such as cotton or flannel.

Scissors: used to cut fabrics.

Needle and thread: used for sewing sachets.

Steps:

Preparation of fabric: cut the fabric into squares, the size can be determined according to personal preference, generally 10- 15 cm.

Folding fabric: Fold the square fabric in half so that the two sides overlap, and then fold it again to make the fabric a small square.

Sew three sides: sew three sides of the cloth with needle and thread, leaving a small opening.

Filled with spices: put a proper amount of spices into the sachet. You can choose traditional spices, such as Long Xianxiang and sandalwood, or you can choose according to your preference.

Sew the opening: Sew the opening to ensure that the fragrance does not fall out.

Decorate sachets: You can decorate sachets with colored thread and embroidery thread, and you can also draw traditional patterns of Dragon Boat Festival, such as dragon boat and colored silk thread. You can also embroider your favorite patterns or fonts on the sachet.

Attach a lanyard: Attach a lanyard to the top of the sachet, using colored silk thread and rope. , to facilitate hanging on doors and windows, etc.

Precautions:

When choosing fabrics, it is best to choose materials that are skin-friendly and not easy to fade, so that the quality of sachets will be better.

When filling perfume, don't put too much, lest the sachet is too thick and affect the use effect.

When decorating sachets, you can create according to your own preferences and skills, and you can use different colors of threads, beads, fluff balls and so on to decorate the sachets, making them more beautiful.

Making sachets on Dragon Boat Festival is a manual activity with traditional cultural characteristics. By making sachets by hand, you can increase your experience and understanding of the Dragon Boat Festival. I hope the above introduction will help you, and I wish you a happy Dragon Boat Festival!