What are the crafts of Buyi and other ethnic minorities in Miao Yao?

Batik, an ancient traditional textile printing and dyeing handicraft of ethnic minorities in China, was called wax valerian in ancient times, and it was also called the three major printing technologies in ancient China together with tie-dyeing and hollowing printing.

Tie-dyeing is one of the traditional dyeing methods in China. Tie-dyeing process has a long history and unique style. At first, people used natural colored minerals in the mountains to grind into powder to paint the color of clothes. Later, it gradually developed from a dyeing factory and multiple sets of dyeing methods to a natural printing and dyeing product with rich colors.

1, the principle is different: tie-dyeing is to tie, sew, tie, sew and clip the fabric with tools such as yarn, thread and rope before dyeing. Batik: Dip a wax knife in melted wax to draw flowers on the cloth, and then dip it in indigo. When the wax is removed, the surface of the cloth presents various patterns of white flowers on a blue background or blue flowers on a white background.

2, the process is different: the tie-dyeing process is divided into two parts: tie-dyeing and dyeing. Batik is divided into four parts: treatment, waxing, dyeing and waxing.

3, the characteristics are different: tie-dyeing: tie up every flower, even if there are thousands of flowers, it will not look the same after dyeing. Batik: In dip dyeing, the wax as resist agent naturally cracks, giving the fabric a special "ice pattern", which is particularly attractive and rich in patterns.

4. Different classification: tie-dyeing: it is divided into Han tie-dyeing, modern tie-dyeing, Bai tie-dyeing, Yi tie-dyeing, Japanese tie-dyeing and Indian tie-dyeing. Batik: divided into regional classification and style classification. The main concentrated areas are Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong, Taiwan Province and Jiangxi.