Where does Zigong tie-dye come from?

Tie-dyeing, a folk craft, came out as early as Qin and Han Dynasties, and it is one of the famous varieties of Zigong blue calico. Over the years, towels, headscarves, tablecloths, curtains, sheets, tablecloths and other products produced by dyeing process have sold well in domestic and foreign markets. 1986 At the Zigong Lantern Festival, this craft with strong folk characteristics entered the Lantern Festival for the first time, showing its unique charm at the Zigong Lantern Festival. At this Lantern Festival, ten kinds of ancient tie-dyed lights appeared in a unique way, such as Stegosaurus and plesiosaur, which featured "the hometown of dinosaurs", while silver ingot lights, serial lights, lucky lights, gourd lights, Pisces lights, squirrel lights, moon lights, elephant lights and Fang Sheng lights showed traditional folk themes. Tie-dyeing adopts the technique of emphasizing ink in junior high school, which has both the delicacy of meticulous painting and the chic of freehand painting, and has a strong sense of light. From a distance, it looks like a living entity. From a close distance, it is very interesting. Its color is bright and clear, unambiguous and colorful. Some lamps use seven or eight colors, and the colors are harmonious and comfortable, giving the classics a beautiful enjoyment. Tie-dyeing, as the initiative of lamp surface, is an exploration by Zhang Yuzhong, a folk tie-dyeing artist in Zigong Arts and Crafts Factory. He skillfully applied the tie-dyeing processes such as "deer embryo valerian", "Shu valerian", "cotton valerian", "pinch valerian" and "silkworm valerian" to the production of lamp surfaces, which made these tie-dyeing lamps look layered and different through the light, with different shades, overflowing with gold, and no defects such as shading and blocking light, giving people a fresh feeling. Zhang Yuzhong's tie-dyeing art has long been famous in the province. He meticulously made tie-dye lamps. He refers to the portraits in Tianjin's "Clay Fighter Zhang" in character modeling, and depicts them with four portraits: fish, peony, begonia and peach heart. Full shape, touching expression, giving people a happy and festive impression. The 30 tie-dyed lanterns that appeared in this Lantern Festival were all tied up with the lamp skeleton first, and then cut with crepe according to the shape, painting and stitch. Therefore, painting, needling and dyeing all require higher technological requirements. This exploration has achieved good results and has been strongly reflected in all aspects.

Zigong tie-dyeing is a traditional specialty with a long history in Zigong City, Sichuan Province. It was called "Shu Jie" in ancient times and is one of the three wonders of Zigong. Tie-dyed in Qin Dynasty is one of the famous varieties of Zigong blue calico. Nowadays, tie-dyed fabrics have been extended to cotton, linen, silk, satin, velveteen, imitation velvet, leather and so on. The main varieties are fashion, ties, wall hangings, towels, long towels, curtains, tablecloths, sheets and so on.