The simple process of making handmade lanterns

The simple process of making handmade lanterns is as follows:

1. Prepare scissors, red and pink cardboard (newbies need to prepare a few more);

2. Take out a piece of red cardboard, and fold it in half in a straight line;

3. Cut the cardboard along the "paper spine", and then leave 5 cm of paper at the end.

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4, and then the cardboard rolled a few times, so that it looks curved;

5, and then the rolled cardboard open, the end of the first and the end, with double-sided adhesive tape together, it became a cylinder;

6, and then glued the cylinder down, and then slowly adjusted the curvature of the paper strips by hand, the main part of the lantern is completed;

7, with a needle and thread, disposable chopsticks to the two ends of the lantern with a needle threaded on a few lines, the line tied on the knot;

8, one end of the line tied on a small stick, can be used as a lantern handle;

9, and then two colors of cardboard with scissors to cut into thin strips, mixed with the tassel as a lantern;

10, the tassel of the lantern tied to the production of the main body of the part of the lantern, the production of lanterns is complete.

Chinese lanterns, also collectively known as lantern colors, are an ancient traditional Han craft. Through thousands of years of development, lanterns have developed different regional styles, each with a unique form of artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang up red lanterns symbolizing the meaning of reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Lanterns synthesize the crafts of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché, and embroidery, and are closely linked to the lives of Chinese people. Lanterns have become a symbol of festivity for Chinese people. Through successive generations of lantern artists inheritance and development, the formation of colorful varieties and high level of craftsmanship. From the types of lanterns: palace lanterns, lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the stylistic points, there are figures, landscapes, birds and flowers, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc., in addition to the horse lanterns for people to enjoy.