Lanterns from all over the world

Generally speaking, the main materials used for weaving anti-state lanterns are the tough and flexible Gui bamboo and hemp hedge.

The production process is:

(a) the bamboo in the steam room heated for half an hour, and then take out, placed in the shade to dry, but must not be overly dry, and can not be placed in the sun under the strong light.

(ii) Use a bamboo planer to remove the rough skin of the cow's face.

(3) Cut the bamboo strips to the desired length; this depends on the size of the lantern.

(4) Weave the bamboo strips in a crisscross pattern to complete the frame.

(5) In the center of the frame, tie several rings of bamboo around the wall of the lantern.

(6) To paste (mount) the lantern, first mount the cotton gauze, and then glue two layers of single-layer paper used for lanterns. (If you don't have a sheet of paper, fine cotton paper will do.) Framing cotton gauze must first dilute the paste, evenly brushed on the surface of the skeleton, and then cut the gauze lightly attached to the lamp frame, and then use a brush dipped in paste to brush flat, here we need to pay attention to, brush the paste must be a clean brush can be, otherwise, the lamp surface will be a mess. At the same time, the laminating paper must be glued without seams before the real laminating is complete.

(7) Place the lanterns in a cool, ventilated place to dry.

(viii) Painting. The color painting is done in the pattern desired by the individual, such as figures, eight immortals, birds and flowers, ladies and so on.

(ix) after painting, depending on the situation to decide whether to write words. After the text and pattern are completely dry, a layer of tung oil is put on, and then the tung oil is dried, and the lantern is finished. Fuzhou-style lanterns-also known as umbrella lanterns.

Gui Bamboo: It is the most commonly grown type of bamboo in Taiwan. It has a hard and flexible texture and is suitable for fishing rods, brooms and other implements.

Gabions: Gui Bamboo is split into bamboo strips called "gabions". Holes are punched at the top and bottom of the gabions and threaded with wire.

Bamboo head: On the bamboo joints of the gui bamboo, grooves are carved out and fixed with thick iron wire to become the head and bottom of the bamboo lantern.

Methods:

1. Install the gabion with the wire threaded on the bamboo head pedestal.

2. A gabion is mounted on a grid of grooves, and finally the bamboo head is tied with wire to become a bamboo stand.

3. Holding it against the ground, the bamboo frame is slowly propped down until it becomes a cylinder.

4. Press and fold the bamboo gimmicks with your hands to adjust the shape of the lantern, the curvature and the distance between the gimmicks.

5. Tie a cotton thread around the top of the lantern to secure the gabions.

6. Lay white gauze on the gabions and fix them with paste.

7. Wait for the gauze to dry, then apply the pomelo glue.

8. When it dries in the shade, the tube-shaped umbrella lamp takes shape.

9. Then trace and color. Generally speaking, the characters are vermillion color, and the pictures are auspicious paintings such as the Eight Immortals and the Three Stars of Fortune and Longevity.

10.Finally, install the base on the bamboo head and trim it, and it is finished. Ligustrum lanterns are also known as palace lanterns.

Crafted Ligao City Palace Lanterns are mainly handmade with steel wire as the skeleton, plastic molded upper and lower seats, and hollow iron rods as the support, and colorful fabric as the main raw material.

1.the special steel wire up and down the two ends into the upper and lower two plastic seat multiple small holes, the skeleton took shape. 2.will be two iron rods into the just done skeleton up and down the two plastic seat two large holes, the size of the right size after the use of air nail gun to fix the iron rods at one end and the plastic seat, the skeleton production is complete.

3. Cut the fabric into a similar long oval piece of cloth, the piece of cloth embroidery, hot stamping or color printing out the symbol of good luck and good luck patterns, and then a few pieces of cloth with the edge of the sewing machine to tie up the good, so that the lantern set is complete.

4. Lantern set into the skeleton, and then the skeleton to the downward pressure, hear "click" sound, that the lamp base has been the iron rod of the iron pins stuck, at this time the lantern set of each piece of cloth pieces spliced together on the sewing pushed to the wire, all the steel wire according to the same distance to the dial neatly, the lantern has been the prototype of the first time.

5. Just support up the lantern lying on the bracket with hand-operated bullion machine in the fabric on each wire with white latex on the track of the gold bars, and then dry.

6. After drying the gold bars, then in the lanterns of the upper and lower seat of the gold around the auspicious cloud pattern (locally known as Yunzi), and then dry.

7. After the lantern is dry, use pliers to press the iron pin on the pole, the lantern will be closed. Wrap a circle of gold tape around the place where the lamp base meets the lantern sleeve, and the lantern is finished.

8. Do a good job of the lantern can be directly on the lower seat on the yellow whiskers is a more complete lantern, but also in the upper and lower lamp base with a large circle, the upper circle of the gold laser tape, the lower circle with a circle of hydrangea, so that the palace lantern is more beautiful.

9. Finally, the hanging lantern wire pressed on the top of the lamp post, a beautiful palace lantern is completed. LED lantern has now developed a luminous dragon bracket cage in the cage, luminous Q-shaped dragon bracket lantern, dragon luminous bracket with small lanterns, more than ten series, more than eighty styles of lanterns, production of various types of LED lanterns, and a variety of extra-large LED lanterns.

Hongxi red lantern is a kind of assembled lantern, the lantern is made of environmentally friendly PP sheet material, the style is versatile, at present, there are winter melon type, palace lantern type, vase type, round, square, spring word type and so on 8 series, more than a dozen types of large and small lanterns!

From the type of: palace lantern, gauze lamp, chandelier and so on.

From the stylistic points, there are figures, landscapes, birds and flowers, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc.

In addition to this, there are also horse lanterns for people to enjoy. Chinese lanterns are a combination of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché and sewing, etc.

Among the lanterns made in ancient China, palace lanterns and gauze lanterns are the most famous.

Besides illumination, lanterns have other meanings. On one side of the lamp was the family name or the name of a god, and on the other side were auspicious designs such as the Eight Immortals (Lv Dongbin, He Xiangu, etc.) and the Three Stars of Fortune, Luck and Longevity.

As with character lamps and auspicious lamps, one side has the name of the family name or god or auspicious words, and the other side has an auspicious pattern.

The words and pictures painted on the lamps of the official lamps are the same as those of the general lamps, but the bottom is black and the words are in gold color. It is only when the emperor gives the royal gift that such lanterns can be hung.

The festivities of the Spring Festival are still hanging in the heart, and the joy of the Lantern Festival has climbed to the top. Chinese New Year that red windowpane, big fortune, colored balls, bells, lucky stars emanate the festive and auspicious atmosphere is still spreading, the Lantern Lantern red lanterns will be hung high up again! Home is embraced by the rich festive atmosphere, a lantern of different colors will be the joy of the New Year again ignited, happiness has become a common meal on your table.

The colorful paintings on the lanterns not only create a colorful visual effect, but also often convey people's good wishes for life. Under the light, the colorful lantern paintings overflow the hall like a peacock in full bloom, and the colors in the room create a dream-like realm, which is enough for you to enjoy on this special Chinese Valentine's Day. Not to mention the wonderful symbolism of the various paintings that bring a great sense of relief to the soul. Generally speaking, there are two types of Lantern paintings: one is to make use of existing paintings and mount them on the skeleton of the lantern after it is ready; the other is to paste plain paper directly onto the skeleton of the lantern and then paint it. The latter is a very difficult technique, and because it is done and then painted, the clarity of the pattern and the degree of stretching the effect is better. Comparatively speaking, the former is more suitable for square lanterns (including four-sided, six-sided, etc. with geometric planes), the latter is generally applicable to all kinds of lanterns. As far as lantern painting patterns are concerned, Lantern lanterns pay special attention to the symbolism of the patterns themselves. Traditional designs include dragons, phoenixes, tigers, cranes, flowers and birds, the God of Wealth, children of Ruyi, and inviting wealth and prosperity. In the Year of the Sheep, lanterns are also presented on the goat, sheep and other types of sheep, different colors, these are the beginning of the New Year as auspicious, prosperous and other good intentions, in the festive period to look forward to the New Year new weather, the heart of the joy thus born. In addition, the selection of lantern paintings for different ages and different rooms is also different. The living room and the porch are suitable to hang more traditional patterns of "moderate" lanterns, the elderly room is suitable to select the lanterns related to its interest and life background, children's room of course, the simplest way to show the most lively picture of the lantern. In fact, the children's room lantern picture can let the children do it themselves, painting a cute little animals, favorite "cartoon messenger", or quite childish painted "abstract painting school", can make the room a lot of color. Materials: cardboard, paper cutter, ruler, pencil, double-sided tape, string.

Steps: 1, prepare a rectangular piece of red cardboard (I am using an old expired calendar card) Make your own beautiful little lantern.

2, leave 0.5 ~ 1.0cm on each side of the cardboard, according to equal parts of a number of parallel lines, and then cut with a paper knife.

3, roll it so that the cardboard is curved.

4, the pair of stickers, trimmings cut into thin strips for spikes, and then paste the string, a beautiful little lantern made by yourself.

5, a beautiful little lantern is done