Patterns and characteristics of Tujia brocade

The patterns and characteristics of Tujia brocade are introduced as follows:

Tujia brocade is made by picking and weaving with khaki and indigo cotton thread as warp and bottom weft and multicolored silk and cotton as flower weft. Main process points; Spinning: it is rare to spin cotton into thread by hand twisting on the spinning wheel; Dyeing: the cotton yarn washed and degreased is dipped and dyed according to the traditional process. Black with horse mulberry leaves, red with earth red, yellow with gardenia, blue with bamboo leaves; Rewinding: drawing yarn, fastening and tying heald on the machine; Textiles and other parts. The existing Tujia brocade is rich in patterns, including 100.

Tujia brocade, or Tujia brocade, is a very typical brocade among the ethnic minorities in China. It is also called "Xilankapu" in China Tujia dialect. As a kind of national brocade, its main practical function is to be used as a quilt cover (so it is also called "flower quilt").

Tujia girls learn brocade craft from childhood. Mastering the brocade technology and the exquisiteness of the finished brocade are the basic standards to measure whether a Tujia girl is clever or not.

Tujia brocade is woven by the technology of "warping and weft breaking" and the ancient "waist machine", and it is changed by two basic weaves: plain weave and twill weave. There are more than 200 existing patterns, each with its own characteristics in theme, shape, color and cultural connotation, which are typical representatives of China national tapestry.

Tujia Brocade-Tujia Brocade has more than 200 patterns, which are expressed by symbols and abstract expressions, with straight lines and continuous symmetry. It can be roughly divided into five categories: one is tool type, such as Baba rack, scale hook flower, tofu rack and so on. Second, animal patterns, such as sparrow flowers, cat footprints, dog footprints, snakeskin flowers,

Horses, etc. Second, various geometric patterns, the most common ones are single eight hooks, double eight hooks, twenty-four hooks and forty-eight hooks; Third, plant patterns, such as eight petals of flowers, six petals of plum, Thoreau flowers and so on. Fourth, write patterns, such as happiness, happiness and longevity. Fifthly, moral patterns, such as: butterflies pounce on peonies, the phoenix rises in the morning, magpies make plum blossoms, Wang Wu seals the world, and mice get married.