Handmade brocade production technology

Handmade Zhuang brocade is one of the traditional handicrafts of Zhuang nationality in China. Here's how it was made:

1. Material selection: use fine, soft and high-gloss mulberry silk or cotton yarn as the base fabric, and then use colorful colored threads to weave various patterns.

2. Design: According to the pattern requirements, design the pattern, put it on the cloth in proportion, and outline it.

3. Embroidery: Embroider various parts of the pattern with needles and silk thread, and pay attention to the color, pattern shape and texture of the stitch.

4. Trimming: Decorate decorative items such as ribbons or beads on the edge of the cloth after embroidery to enhance the overall aesthetic feeling.

5. Setting: soak the embroidered brocade in water, then lay it flat to dry, and then set it with an iron under the condition of overlapping two sides.

The above is the main technological process of making hand-made brocade, which needs to be polished and refined repeatedly to achieve high-quality finished products.