The Moral of Tiger Head Shoes

The traditional tiger shoes style and pattern fully expresses the elders' expectation and love for their children, and it is the previous generation's hope for the next generation. For example, during a wedding, a pair of tiger shoes is given to the bride in the hope that the newlyweds will live in harmony and love; a pair of tiger shoes is given to a newborn baby to symbolize prosperity and joyful and warm blessings; a pair of tiger shoes is given to a child at the age of one when the child will walk in the hope that the child will be blessed with good health.

The two bells on the tiger's shoes are different, representing the difference, the golden ears are praying for good fortune, the three stitches on the eyes signify the three births of ten thousand things, and the other way around the soles, the stitches on the soles of the shoes are "nine" stitches in a cluster, because "nine" is the largest yang number in ancient China, "nine" is the largest yang number in ancient China. In the ancient times, "nine" is the largest Yang number, and "nine" also represents longevity and longevity.

Making of Tiger's Head Shoes

Tiger's head shoes are complicated to make, only the tiger's head needs to use embroidery, dialing flowers, playing seeds and other kinds of stitches. The colors of the upper are mainly red and yellow, and the tiger's mouth, eyebrows, nose and eyes are often outlined with thick lines to exaggerate the tiger's might.

The soles of the shoes are crocheted with a double layer of stitches, while the edges are crocheted with a single layer. According to Guanqin, crocheted tiger shoes in addition to the number of layers affect the texture of the line and needle thickness is also very careful, line thick needle details hooked out of the tight, and vice versa, loose, crocheting is very concerned about the feel. Crocheted details of the tiger face is also very in place, the tiger's head of the king is clearly visible, the color of the tiger's whiskers is particularly eye-catching.