The making of bamboo-knot people (inheriting the handicraft making skills of China folk art)

Bamboo knot is a traditional handicraft. It takes bamboo as the main raw material, and after a series of processing and production processes, it finally presents a lifelike humanoid sculpture. Bamboo people's production skills have a long history, with a history of hundreds of years, and are an indispensable part of China's traditional culture. This paper will introduce the production steps and related skills of bamboo people, hoping that more people can understand and inherit this folk art production skill.

Preparation of raw materials

People who make bamboo knots need bamboo, wooden sticks, iron wires, hemp ropes and other materials. Firstly, prepare bamboo, choose bamboo with a diameter of about 2 cm, cut the bamboo into small pieces with a knife about 10 cm, and then knock the bamboo joints loose with a hammer. Next, prepare a wooden stick, choose a wooden stick with a diameter of about 1 cm, and cut it into small pieces about 30 cm long with a saw as the body skeleton of the bamboo man. Use iron wire and hemp rope to fixedly connect the bamboo joint and the wooden stick.

Production steps

1. Making the head: Take a piece of bamboo, cut it into the shape of the head, and connect the head with the body with iron wire.

2. Making an arm: Take two bamboos, cut them into the shape of an arm, and connect the arm and the body with iron wire.

3. Leg making: Take two bamboo joints, cut them into the shape of legs, and connect the legs with the body with iron wires.

4. Making clothes: Wrap hemp rope around the body of the bamboo man and make it into the shape of clothes.

5. Making facial expressions: Carve facial features such as eyes, nose and mouth on the head with a knife to create vivid facial expressions.

6. Coloring: Coloring the bamboo people with pigments to create a more vivid image.

production skills

The production skills of bamboo people need certain handicraft skills and experience. First of all, you need to master the processing skills of bamboo, which can be cut into various shapes. Secondly, we should master the use of iron wire and hemp rope, and be able to fix and connect bamboo joints and sticks. Finally, you need to have certain carving and coloring skills, which can give bamboo people vivid facial expressions and colors.

final result

Bamboo knot is a traditional handicraft. It takes bamboo as the main raw material, and after a series of processing and production processes, it finally presents a lifelike humanoid sculpture. The production skills of the bamboo festival people have a long history and are an indispensable part of the traditional culture of China. Through the introduction of this article, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of the production steps and related skills of bamboo knot people, hoping to let more people understand and inherit this folk art production skill.