Where is the specialty of Yao maple resin dyeing?

Fat dyeing of Yao maple leaves: Fat dyeing of maple leaves is named after mixed dyeing with butter and maple leaf sesame oil, and it is a batik handicraft handed down from generation to generation by Yao people. The production of this technology is mainly distributed in Heba Central Village, Longshan Township, Majiang County. The village is located in the southeast of Majiang County, Guizhou Province, with a total area of 24 square kilometers. There are 30 natural villages with a total population of 3,450, of which the Yao nationality accounts for 88.98%. This is the largest residence of Yao people in this county. The resin dyeing process of maple in Heba Central Village is different from that in other places. It has a long history of more than 400 years and is one of the ancient traditional crafts in Guizhou Province.

Its technological process is quite complicated. It is the local Yao women who draw exquisite patterns on the self-woven white cloth, then mix butter with maple oil (not wax), put it in a small pottery bowl, put it on a hot plant ash in a basin, and bury a little red charcoal fire in the ash to keep the temperature constant. After the two oils are slowly mixed, dip them in oil with a small bamboo wax knife (made by ourselves) and apply them on the painted pattern. After the wax is dried, it is sent to the local dyehouse for coloring, and the maple resin coated on the pattern is boiled with boiling water, and then it is taken back to the river for rinsing and drying in the shade, so that patterns with different colors and sharp contrast can appear, such as blue flowers on white background, blue flowers on white background or blue flowers on blue background. Different patterns, harmonious colors and elegant appearance. The patterns are mainly flowers, grass, insects, birds and fish. With geometric patterns, thunder patterns, moire patterns, sawtooth patterns, etc. The style is coarse and fine, the layout is full and not miscellaneous, the deformation is exaggerated, and the pattern is vivid and changeable. Especially the mixture of butter and maple oil is different from the popular batik. Mainly in the process of coloring, because there is no broken wax, there is no sideburns on the finished product dyed with maple resin. Therefore, the batik cloth made by this method has clear patterns, bright and simple colors and strong contrast, which has a unique national style and high artistic value. Local women and girls are keen on this skill.

Yaofeng resin dyeing products are widely used in life. Dyed into quilts, headscarves, suspenders, bags, bibs, children's clothes, dresses, casual clothes and so on.