Handmade course for fans

The process of making fans by hand can be divided into the following steps.

1. Prepare materials

It is mainly necessary to prepare basic materials such as fan bones, silk or paper, glue or pins. Fan ribs, silk or paper, glue or pins are all necessary materials for hand-made fan sectors, and high-quality materials should be selected as far as possible to ensure high quality and good aesthetic feeling of the final fan sectors.

Make a skeleton

To make the skeleton, it is necessary to use materials with certain hardness, cut the fan bones into appropriate lengths, and determine the appropriate shape and size.

Paste silk or paper

First, cut the prepared silk or paper into sectors with appropriate size, and then stick the silk or paper to the skeleton with glue or pins. Pay attention to the smoothness and angle adjustment of paper during bonding.

decorate

Fans generally need decoration, which can be painted with patterns or characters on the surface, or decorated with patterns made of different colors of silk or paper. In the process of decoration, we need to be creative according to the design intention and personal hobbies.

accomplish

After the decoration is completed, the edge of the fan can be treated with silk or other materials to achieve better aesthetic effect. Finished fans generally need to be dried, packaged and stored as needed.

Knowledge expansion:

Making fans is a traditional craft, which originated in China. It not only occupies an important position in China culture, but also has an important historical position and cultural value, so it is still widely protected and passed down in modern society.

At the same time, fans are not only used as decorations, but also widely used in folk customs, weddings, dances and other fields, full of rich artistic atmosphere. For people who like handcrafting, making fans is an interesting handcrafting process, which can stimulate their creativity and imagination and experience the unique charm of traditional culture.