The little tiger with the high cuicui crochet, the pink face with the blue suspender pants, the tiger's head and tiger brain, very cute. Courtesy of respondents
Shanxi folk artists "crochet" a better life teach thousands of women
Zhongxin Network Lvliang February 7 Title: Shanxi folk artists "crochet" a better life to teach thousands of women
Author Liu Xiaohong
In order to catch up with the tiger pendants and other items to be sold on the fifteenth day of the first month, Gao Cuicui, a "crochet master" in Liulin County, Lüliang, Shanxi, has been stepping up production since last year. On the 7th, the reporter saw in Gao Cuicui's home that the yellow tiger pendants woven with threads and the small lanterns woven with beads were neatly placed in the corner of the house, which was particularly eye-catching and festive.
A series of colored wool threads run through the hands, and one work after another is born in the hands. Courtesy of respondents
The little tiger with the high cuicui crochet, the pink face with the blue suspender pants, the tiger's head and tiger brain, very cute. Gao Cuicui told reporters: "This year is the Year of the Tiger, I made a lot of crochet crafts related to tigers, and I have received many customer reservations a few years ago, around the fifteenth of the first month, I will sell on the street, and some relatives and friends will also come directly to my house to buy." ”
The picture shows a fish woven with beads. Courtesy of respondents
Gao Cuicui, who is more than 50 years old this year, has been obsessed with crochet weaving for 40 years, and her crochet craft is well known, she not only makes "crochet" the source of her own good life, but also makes this skill benefit thousands of women and become a way for them to get rich.
When she was 10 years old, Gao Cuicui saw neighbors and aunts with crochets turning around, and when she was curious, she took a needle at home, bent the pin with the power of the stone, learned the way the adults were, and began to crochet.
The picture shows a crochet work. Courtesy of respondents
The crochet needle in Gao Cuicui's hand, from the first pin self-made, to the toothbrush handle, to the stainless steel needle made by her colleagues after work, witnessed the bits and pieces of her crochet years.
The picture shows a lantern woven with beads. Courtesy of respondents
When it comes to the changes in crochet needles, Gao Cuicui is full of memories and cherishes each one. "Although the crochet process is ordinary, crochet can cultivate emotions, cultivate self-cultivation, and when you sit down to quietly crochet a piece, you will forget all your troubles and immerse yourself in your own world."
Gao Cuicui, who has just touched crochet, supplements his home with the collar of the sheep's thread crocheted army dry suit. As his skills gradually became more sophisticated, Gao Cuicui began to design his own works, and they were favored by the market. Nowadays, she teaches the art of crochet to more and more people.
It is reported that the Liulin County Women's Federation and the Disabled Persons' Federation will take crochet as a practical technical poverty alleviation project, and invite Gao Cuicui to teach rural women and women with disabilities, with the intention of transforming crochet works into their source of income.
The picture shows a crocheted hat. Courtesy of respondents
At the same time, as Gao Cuicui's crocheting skills became more and more popular, Lüliang City invited her to teach art. Gao Cuicui said: "When training, sometimes the students can reach hundreds of people, and it is several days at a time, and I must let each trainee complete a crochet work during the training period to increase their confidence in adhering to crochet." ”
Talking about the inheritance of the crochet process, Gao Cuicui said that people who are interested or like it can go to her workplace to feel the hooking method of crochet, which is a kind of inheritance opportunity, hoping to pass it on to young people. "I hope that poor households in particular can turn their crochet works into economic income."
A series of colored wool threads shuttle through the hands, one work after another was born in the hands, for 40 years, Gao Cuicui adhered to the original intention, poured all his teachings, just to let more people contact the art of crochet. At present, Gao Cuicui is leading her daughter-in-law to make small tigers and lanterns to welcome the fifteenth day of the first month of the Year of the Tiger. (End)