Explanation of ancient purse sewing method

The sewing method of ancient people's purse is as follows:

1. First, we prepare two pieces of cloth, cut them into semicircles, and then burn the edges of the cloth with the ash machine.

2. Then we fold it by hand seven or eight times. After folding, as shown in the figure below, the front of the cloth must be folded relatively.

After finishing the last step, it is time to sew with worn needle and thread. After sewing, we will turn the cloth over, then pinch the crease by hand to make it more obvious, and then make a hole with the seal.

Finally, we sewed it with thread. Finally, we just put tassels on our wallets.

Brief introduction of wallet

This kind of sachet is also called flannel, box, box, Xiang Ying and Pei Wei. Today is called purse, playing with goods and shorting. It is a folk embroidery handicraft created by working women in ancient China. It is the product of China ancient farming culture marked by men plowing and women weaving, and it is the remains and regeneration of China traditional culture that has lived for thousands of years.

The sachet was originally called "smelly". In Qu Yuan's Lisao, there is "Hujiang Powder, Bi, which Qiu Lan thinks is admirable". At that time, the spices were Bizhi and Qiu Lan. In the Ming dynasty, there were still smelly names. Traditional sachets in China are mostly made of silk and filled with realgar, smoked grass, mugwort and other spices. It is said that sachets can ward off evil spirits, so they will be hung on the Dragon Boat Festival. In 2008, it was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage expansion projects.