How to make simple window grilles

Simple window grilles are made as follows:

1. Fold the square paper into a triangle along the diagonal.

2. Fold the 90-degree angle again so that the two 45-degree angles coincide.

3. Continue to fold the 90-degree angle so that the two 45-degree angles coincide.

4. Choose a 45-degree angle to fold. The 90-degree plane coincides with another 45-degree plane. It is said that the 90-degree angle is short and the 45-degree angle is long.

5. Draw on the short side.

6. Use scissors to cut paper along the drawing line, and the cut shape is as follows.

7. Open the window grilles after folding paper.

Window grilles are paper-cut pasted on window paper or window glass, which is one of the traditional folk arts of Han nationality in ancient China. It has a long history and unique style, and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad. Window grillage is a characteristic art of farming culture, and the rural living geographical environment, agricultural production characteristics and social customs also make this local art have distinctive Han folk customs and artistic characteristics.

In the past, whether in the north or the south, stick grilles was always visited during the Spring Festival. In the south, it is only posted when you get married now, but it is generally not posted during the Spring Festival. However, stick grills are still very popular in the north. In Fengning, Hebei Province, if someone doesn't visit stick grilles during the Spring Festival, people will guess whether something happened to this family. One of the paper-cut varieties.

In order to set off the festive atmosphere, the vast rural areas put paper-cuts on the windows before the Spring Festival. Generally speaking, the style of window grilles is relatively free, except for the "corner flower" stuck in the four corners and the "group flower" folded and cut, there is no restriction on its outer contour. The theme of window grilles is very wide, and there are a lot of drama stories. Window grilles are more common in the north.