Bamboo Lanterns

How to Make Lanterns Lanterns are divided into Quanzhou style and Fuzhou style according to their shapes. Among them, Quanzhou style is the representative of Chinese lanterns. 1. Quanzhou-style lantern General weaving anti-state-style lantern Pang are tough, flexible bamboo and hemp hedge two kinds of as the main material. Production process: (a) the bamboo in the steam room heating half an hour, and then take out, placed in a cool place to dry, but not too dry, and can not be placed in the sun under the strong light. (B) use bamboo planer to remove the rough surface of the cow face. (C) Cut the length of the bamboo strips; this depends on the size of the lantern. (D) Weave the bamboo strips in a crisscross pattern to complete the frame. (E) In the center of the frame, tie several circles of bamboo around the wall of the lantern. (F) Gluing (mounting) the lantern, first mounting cotton gauze, and then gluing two layers of single-layer paper used for lanterns. (If there is no single light paper, fine cotton paper can be used.) Framing cotton gauze must first dilute the paste, even flat brush on the surface of the skeleton, and then cut the gauze lightly attached to the frame, and then use a brush to dip the paste to brush flat, here need to pay attention to, brush flat paste brush must be clean brush, otherwise, the lamp surface will be a piece of dirty. At the same time, laminating paper must also paste no seams before the real laminating is complete. (G) will be placed in a cool ventilated place to dry the lantern. (H) color painting. Painting to individual pattern painting, such as figures, eight immortals, birds and flowers, ladies and so on. (IX) color painting, depending on the situation to decide whether to write the text. And so the text, the pattern is completely dry, and then on a layer of tung oil, and then to be tung oil shade dry, the lantern is complete. 2. Fuzhou-style lanterns - also known as umbrella lanterns Material: Gui bamboo: hard and flexible, suitable for fishing rods, brooms and other equipment. Gomer: Split the bamboo into strips called "gimlets". Punch holes in the top and bottom of the gabions and thread them with wire. Bamboo head: carve grooves in the bamboo joints of the bamboo, and fix them with thick wire to become the head and bottom of the bamboo lantern. Method: 1. Put the gabions with wires on, and install them on the bamboo head stand. 2. 2. Install one gabion on a groove, and then tie the bamboo head with iron wire to make a bamboo frame. 3. Hold the bamboo frame against the ground and slowly push it down until it becomes a tube. 4. Fold the bamboo gimmicks with your hands to adjust the shape of the lantern, the curvature and the distance between the gimmicks. 5. Tie cotton threads to the top of the lantern to secure the gabions. 6. Spread white gauze on the gabions and fix them with paste. 7. When the gauze dries, apply the glue. 8. After drying in the shade, the tube-shaped umbrella lamp takes shape. 9. Next, the tracing, coloring. Generally speaking, the word is vermilion, the picture is the eight immortals across the sea, the three stars of fortune and longevity and other auspicious paintings. 10. Finally installed on the bamboo head of the base, trimming a little, it is completed. This work is more troublesome, or buy ready-made better