The picture shows Han Hengtao and Zhang Chang
Wuhan "post-95" boys hand-sew tiger head shoes The year of the tiger is highly favored
Wuhan, February 4 (Wu Yili) With the arrival of the Lunar Year of the Tiger, the orders of Han Hengtao, the fourth generation of Han's tiger head shoes, have been continuous. "This year's tiger head shoes are highly favored, and wearing tiger shoes in the year of the tiger has a good meaning of adding blessings and color." Han Hengtao said in a recent interview with reporters.
Han Hengtao is a "post-95" boy who grew up watching his mother and grandmother sew tiger head shoes in his hometown of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, and subtly, he loved this traditional Chinese handicraft. At the age of 12, he began to learn sewing with his elders.
After graduating from Han Hengtao University in 2017, he opened a handmade tiger head shoes studio in Wuhan, selling handmade products such as children's tiger head shoes, animal shoes, and tiger head hats. Although male, the tiger head shoes from Han Hengtao's hand are exquisitely crafted and lifelike, and their craftsmanship is not inferior to that of women. Gradually, Han's tiger head shoes became famous in Wuhan and even the whole country.
The picture shows Han Hengtao sewing tiger head shoes zhang Chang recently
This year, the "tiger" element is very popular. "Since New Year's Day, guests from all over the world have called every day to order shoes, and there are also many companies that want to wholesale. At the moment, I am stepping up my work and hope that the little babies will put it on early. Han Hengtao said.
Walking into Han Hengtao's home, a pair of tiger head shoes are dexterous and cute, the colors are gorgeous, and the embroidery of centipedes and scorpions on the upper comes alive. According to reports, tiger head shoes are complex, first of all, to be gowned, cut into shoe patterns with rags or lining paper, and then sew the cloth outside the cut pants, which is the sole and upper of the tiger head shoes; then there is the embroidery tiger head and pattern, only the tiger head needs to use embroidery, plucking flowers, seeds and other stitches, to complete a pair of tiger head shoes generally take 3 days to 6 days.
Han Hengtao said that tiger head shoes are generally worn by one-year-old children when they learn to walk, which is not only comfortable, but also indicates that parents hope to protect their children's healthy growth through tigers. With the development of industrialization, machines replaced handicrafts, and the production skills of tiger head shoes were almost lost. In order to pass on this craft, he often went to the community and school to teach the skills and culture of tiger head shoes.
Han Hengtao said that tiger head shoes accompanied him growing up, and every stitch contained good wishes and blessings. He is determined to pass on this handicraft and let the traditional folk culture continue to develop. (End)