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Tie-dyeing experience

The shape of tie-dyed art works is not limited by the details of natural images, but has undergone bold changes and exaggeration, which comes from naive imagination and contains infinite charm. Patterns are very rich, including geometric figures and natural images, which generally come from life or beautiful legends and stories, and have a strong national color.

The commodity attribute of tie-dyeing is obvious. It has been favored by consumers at home and abroad, and its exchange value is rising slowly and steadily. The use value is also well known.

Since tie-dyeing is a handicraft that has been passed down for thousands of years, it can be said that tie-dyeing is a work of art, and its producer is the author of this work of art. Any artist always has to pour his ideals and mentality into his works. Generally speaking, tie-dyeing is a work that has been passed down for thousands of years.

From the case of tie-dyeing, due to the different people who tie-dye, their ideals, mentality, and the nature of choice, the design and treatment of the selected pattern cannot be exactly the same, so each tie-dyed horse (piece) cannot be exactly the same. Therefore, every tie-dye is an outstanding work of art and a treasure to study the author's artistic thought and mentality.

Product characteristics

Tie-dyeing adopts folk patterns, and through further rendering and artistic processing of the traditional tie-dyeing process, it becomes an artistic, abstract and practical handicraft. Its process is hand-sewn, and it is made by cold dyeing with plant dyes repeatedly. This product not only has bright color and never fades, but also has anti-inflammatory and health-care effects on the skin, and overcomes the harmful side effects of modern chemical dyes on human health.

Before the fabric is dyed, it should be tied tightly in different parts according to the design requirements, and then the tying line should be loosened to obtain the natural halo pattern. Tie-dyed cloth, like batik cloth, was originally only a blue and white variety. Developed to various colors, fabrics have also developed from a single cotton cloth to silk, synthetic fibers and various blended fabrics. Tie-dyeing tools have also developed from simple thread tying to various special tools. Tie-dyed fabrics have developed from rural women's wear to fashion fabrics.