How to make window grilles

The steps of making window grilles are as follows:

1. Fold two right angles of a square colored paper into a triangle.

2. Fold the two small corners of the folded triangle in half to form a triangle.

3. Repeat the previous operation to form a triangle again.

4. Draw a pattern on the folded colored paper with a pencil, and show the extra part with a shadow.

5. Cut out the shadow.

6. After cutting, spread the colored paper along the crease to complete a hand-made window grillage.

Window grilles are paper-cut pasted on window paper or window glass, which is one of the traditional folk arts of Han nationality in ancient China. It has a long history and unique style, and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad.

Window grillage is a characteristic art of farming culture, and the rural living geographical environment, agricultural production characteristics and social customs also make this local art have distinctive Han folk customs and artistic characteristics.

In the past, whether in the north or the south, stick grilles was always visited during the Spring Festival. In the south, it is only posted when you get married now, but it is generally not posted during the Spring Festival. However, stick grills are still very popular in the north. In Fengning County, Hebei Province, if someone doesn't visit stick grilles during the Spring Festival, people will guess whether something happened to this family. One of the paper-cut varieties.

In order to set off the festive atmosphere, the vast rural areas put paper-cuts on the windows before the Spring Festival. Generally speaking, the style of window grilles is relatively free, except for the "corner flower" stuck in the four corners and the "group flower" folded and cut, there is no restriction on its outer contour. The theme of window grilles is very wide, and there are a lot of drama stories. Window grilles are more common in the north.