What is fabric?

Cloth, that is, cloth art, is a wonderful flower in China folk arts and crafts.

Sewing embroidery is called "needlework" among the people in China. The industrious and intelligent women in China put their beautiful feelings into the stitches, and their styles are delicate, exquisite and elegant. Or rough and bold, bright colors, creating countless touching fabric works.

China ancient folk fabrics are mainly used for the decoration of clothes, shoes and hats, bed curtains, bags, backpacks and other small items (such as headscarves, sachets, fan belts, purses, handkerchiefs, etc.). ), toys, etc. These daily necessities are not only beautiful and elegant, but also enhance the strength and wear resistance of fabrics.

"The picture must be intentional, and the meaning must be auspicious." China folk cloth uses some symbolic figures. Flowers, insects, birds, plants, etc. Express the author's good wishes of praying for blessings and avoiding evil spirits; The theme of "happiness, luck and longevity" is often used in the articles of the elderly, wishing them health and longevity; Children's products often use tiger, "five poisons" (scorpion, snake, centipede, gecko, toad) and other patterns to ward off evil spirits, hoping that children will be as strong as tigers; Newlyweds like to play with Yuanyang, lotus (lotus) gives birth to your son, and carp makes lotus (symbol of marriage harmony) patterns, hoping for a happy family and many children. The girl gave her lover a love bag, handkerchief, etc. And with the pattern of flying butterflies or lotus flowers, the secret hidden in the girl's heart is implicitly expressed. Needles, threads and threads are full of love.

In ancient China, the main fabrics were embroidery, embroidery and applique.

There are many kinds of embroidery stitches, such as laying stitches, plain stitches, scattered stitches, punching, looping, inlaying gold, knitting embroidery, locking embroidery and so on. Embroidery is divided into different styles and schools according to different regions and customs. The history of weaving and embroidery in the south is longer than that in the north, the technology is higher than that in the north, and the style is exquisite and elegant; The needles used in the north are thicker and the colors are brighter.

Cross stitch, also known as cross stitch, is a strict cross stitch with equal distance and length according to the latitude and longitude of the fabric, which is arranged into various embroidery patterns and has a unique decorative style with deformed auspicious geometric patterns. Embroidery does not hurt the silk of cloth, but can strengthen the wear resistance of cloth. This stitch is suitable for practical products such as clothes, handkerchiefs, headscarves, vests, door curtains and curtains. This is the earliest widely circulated stitch in embroidery.

Cloth applique is an embroidery technique of splicing small pieces of different colors into various patterns, also known as "mending flowers". In ancient times, we had the custom of dressing children with "patchwork clothes", that is, collecting various colors of cloth from neighbors to make children's clothes to ensure safety.

China Buyi has been handed down from generation to generation, which shows the author's understanding and yearning for life, pours people's endless wisdom and has distinctive artistic characteristics.