A country craftsman at the fingertips

Rural column editor: classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese

Recommended: Traditional handicrafts have melted a wooden heart. Once upon a time, artisans were an indispensable profession in China's daily life. With the end of the farming era, society has entered the industrial era, and some old crafts that are not suitable for modern life gradually fade out of daily life, but the craftsman spirit is never out of date. Recommended by the country column of the Council!

Craft is a clown, and the whole world can't go hungry. Mom's craftsmanship is even more superb. Everything she makes by herself will become a handicraft, lifelike, warm and powerful.

When I was young, there was always an old sewing machine in my mother's room. Really old. I've been watching it there since I can remember. I never touched it. Mother likes this old sewing machine very much and never lets me touch it. They cover it with cloth to prevent dust from falling on it, lest it age faster.

Few people in our village have sewing machines at home, and few people can step on them. My mother's craft is one of the best in the village, and many neighbors come all the way to ask my mother for help in cutting and making clothes.

At that time, it was popular to wear floral shirts, and the fabric styles were carefully selected and designed by my mother. The scissors specially cut are very heavy and don't work well at all. Every time I look at my mother with scissors that don't work well, I feel very uncomfortable, and I haven't seen her change them.

Mom said that scissors are compatible with sewing machines and can't be replaced casually. As long as mother sits in front of the sewing machine, she will sit for most of the day. Draw lines with white ash, mark and measure well, and cut off excess cloth.

When you make pants, you will also "card" the size by hand, and then start cutting when the previous work is done. First of all, thread the needle. The needle is fixed on the machine, unlike the needle and thread in your hand, it is not easy to get into it at all. Mom says her eyes are not good, so let me put them on her. Our children's eyes are good, and they went through at once.

Put a winding on the machine, a winding on the ground and a bottom line from the belly of the car. This is the most technical test. Sometimes I am playful and secretly unwrap the cloth, but I can't put it in. Mom always wins the first time and throws herself into it easily.

You can start running in three. Mom's sewing machine technology is perfect, so you don't need to pull over. That is, where the machine runs, the average person will put an angle to fix it, so that the suture will go straight and will not be skewed.

Put your feet on the pedal, roll the pulley with your right hand and arrange the cloth neatly. Take your positions and start moving. Mother's movements are like running water, stepping on her feet to the end and taking care of the fabrics on her hands while stepping on them. I saw the creaking sound of the sewing machine, which was particularly loud because the machine was aging and stung my ears.

My mother made a finished product with half a cup of tea in one breath and put it on me to have a look. Her mouth rose slightly and she nodded with satisfaction. When I was a child, all my clothes were made by my mother. Small floral skirts, cloth pockets, sleeves, cooking aprons, plaid shirts, different styles are also very novel and diverse.

Girls love to brag. I have been able to wear so many beautiful skirts and clothes since I was a child, thanks to my ingenious tailor mother. Sewing machine sewing is really a good helper in life, but having such a machine at home in rural areas can save a lot of money.

Although it has now retired from the historical stage, the story about it will always be remembered in the hearts of a generation. This old sewing machine is still in my mother's room, still in that position, always.

Hand-knitted sweaters have warmed me all winter. Sweaters are clothes I used to wear when I was a child. Sweaters are knitted by my mother one by one.

Mother will buy a lot of wool when she goes to the market. It was not easy to go shopping last time. Choose several colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. It takes a lot of wool to make a sweater.

My mother usually knits matching clothes and trousers for me. Knitting sweaters is a purely manual skill, and it can't be as sloppy as sewing machines. Hand-knitted sweaters are very warm and can be worn directly as coats in winter.

The most difficult thing to knit a sweater is to design patterns and arrange stitches. My sweaters are all designs of cats, dogs, ducks and rabbits. Knitting sweaters is a test of patience. Among many sweaters, what I remember most is my red sweater, which has my name on it and the font of Chongqing primary school students.

I remember wearing this unique sweater, walking in the school and becoming a celebrity in the whole school. Everybody knows that. Speaking of me, I know who is in which grade and class. I am filled with joy and feel that others are envious of my unique sweater. I was very happy during that time. I wore this sweater to school every three days to show off to everyone.

This sweater with my name should be the most fashionable and personalized dress I have ever worn, and I have been at the forefront of fashion since I was a child. Thanks to my parents' classic works, my childhood is so different. I cherish this sweater very much. It's still in my mother's treasure chest. I want my children to know how wise my grandparents are in the future.

I'm curious, why did my mother think of knitting a sweater in font style? After all, I have to marvel at how advanced my thoughts were and how great my ideas were. Mom said it was a whim of dad. With this idea, he did it.

Mom said it took a lot of effort to finish this sweater. The words on it should be arranged with stitches. My dad calculated the number of stitches designed, which is much more difficult than the previous patterns of cats, dogs and dogs. All my sweaters were finished by my parents. Father is responsible for arranging needles and mother is responsible for knitting. The cooperation between them is seamless.

Every time, I watched my mother take out a long iron needle from the box, weave it around the thread on both sides, and then weave it while adding thread, winding around and crossing left and right. I punched a sleeve and wanted to come to me again.

Mother's expression is very calm, knitting a sweater stitch by stitch, humming a song in her mouth, keeping her eyes fixed on the sweater in her hand, for fear that she might make a mistake. If you knit for too long, your eyes will be blurred. If you make a mistake, tear it down and weave it again.

Hand-knitted sweaters often condense the emotional temperature of the weavers. The sweaters knitted by my mother are not only beautiful, but also warmer. Mother's hands are more dexterous than Weaver's. There is no doubt that people who are willing to knit a sweater for you must love you very much.

Weaving is a skill worth inheriting. It is profound and mysterious, and it is worth learning and exploring. There is diligence, wisdom, love and affection in weaving. Although it has gradually faded out of our sight, the warmth it brings has always been in our hearts.

Nano insole is also a classic of that era. I often have to go to the fields to do farm work, so shoes should be durable and wear-resistant. My mother made her own insoles and rusty insoles. A pair of shoes can last a long time.

Cut out clothes and trousers from old cloth and turn them into pieces of cloth. Boil the flour into a paste, and use this paste to stick the cut cloth layer by layer. To stick three layers of cloth, expose the pasted cloth to the sun, and dry it to become a hard insole.

Then cut off the old insole, wrap it in beautiful cloth and white cloth, and decorate it, and it becomes a beautiful insole. When the insole was finished, I began to sew, and threading became my specialty. I wear it as soon as I wear it. I only learned to thread, but I can't hold a needle at all. The seemingly weightless needle is as heavy as a thousand pounds in my hand.

The pattern of insole should be typeset with several stitches, and some unskilled people will mark it and rust faster. Self-made insoles are very hard. Generally, an iron ring is put on the finger, which can be passed through to make the finger less painful.

I like watching my mother embroider insoles best. She acts like a lady. She is calm and charming. The insoles worn by my family are all embroidered by my mother. Insoles are very wear-resistant, so I can't wear that much. I told my mother not to hurt her eyes by embroidery, but she just couldn't get idle. The neat box is almost full.

Later, cross-stitch became popular, and mom followed the trend. Welcome pine, Eight Horses, home and everything are the same, and many patterns of fruits and vegetables are embroidered and hung in the kitchen. What surprised me most was that I embroidered a picture of the riverside at Qingming Festival.

This masterpiece is a classic. Let me clap my hands. This is the first time I have seen this painting so close. The riverside scene in the Qingming Festival, the bustling streets, take in everything in a glance, an endless stream of people as small as ants. How difficult it is to rust.

I can't see my nose and face clearly as soon as I see the finished product. I really can't imagine that my great mother can't wait to make the delicate needle reach its peak.

After the completion of this magnificent masterpiece "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival", my mother has no rusty cross stitch any more. Because of long-term close-range cross-stitch, eyes are over-regulated, and a series of problems such as eye fatigue, dry eyes and pain, blurred vision appear. My mother had to give up her love of embroidery.

Mother's handicraft work can't be finished in three days and nights. As long as it passes through her hand, she can turn waste into treasure and reuse it. There is nothing that her mother can't do.

I really admire my mother. I always ask, "Mom, who taught you all these jobs? Why are you so good? You can do anything. You can do anything. "

Mom smiled and said, "These are all hands-on jobs. Just watch others do it once or twice. Very simple and easy to use. Nobody taught me. Living in the country is inseparable from these skills. As the saying goes, many good skills will not crush you. You are good at technology, and you can feel like a duck to water wherever you go. Handicraft is something you will never forget. It is engraved in your bones and can be done even when you are old. "

Unfortunately, I didn't inherit my mother's mantle. The craftsmanship is not good at all, and I can't keep up with my mother in dealing with people. Even if I get married now, I can't do without my mother's advice. I often ask my mother's advice on indecisive matters. As long as my mother makes a little effort, my heart will be very practical. I can't live without my mother's teaching in my life.