What is a sachet?

Sachet is a folk embroidery handicraft created by working women in ancient China.

It is the product of China ancient farming culture marked by men plowing and women weaving, and it is the remains and regeneration of China traditional culture that has lived for thousands of years. The sachet was originally called "smelly". In Qu Yuan's Lisao, there is "Hujiang Powder, Bi, which Qiu Lan thinks is admirable". At that time, the spices were Bizhi and Qiu Lan.

In the Ming dynasty, there were still smelly names. Traditional sachets in China are mostly made of silk and filled with realgar, smoked grass, mugwort and other spices. It is said that sachets can ward off evil spirits, so they will be hung on the Dragon Boat Festival.

The history of sachets:

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, every household will celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Among all the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, the most static beauty and warmth are the making and wearing of sachets. In the past, due to the underdeveloped medicine, people ground sterilized realgar, wormwood and calamus into powder, wrapped them in cloth and put them on their chests to use their fragrance to prevent insects and bacteria from summering. This is the origin of sachets.

The sachet itself is actually just a cloth bag wrapped with spices. However, because ancient women were good at sewing, the production of sachets became more and more exquisite and attractive. Especially the sachet sewn with needle and thread contains deep affection. As a gift, that warmth is irreplaceable by greeting cards.

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