Crochet is a traditional handicraft in the mainland, but also the intangible cultural heritage of the mainland, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics award bouquet is hand-crocheted velvet flowers, although there is no fragrance, but never wither, embodies the eternal beauty, add a different kind of beauty to life
A crochet needle and a few balls of wool flutter and dance in skillful hands, and elegant bellflowers, cute red pandas, and fashionable and delicate tote bags are presented in front of you...... These works are all from the hands of this kind aunt, Shen Xinxian. Walking into Shen Xinxian's house, what catches your eye is a cabinet full of crochet works, Shen Xinxian proudly displays her works, each of which is poured into her hard work and heart.
The enthusiastic owner of the "No. 3 Street Inn".
Before retirement, Shen Xinxian was a "desperate Sanniang" with a variety of identities, a workshop employee, a bank courier and a unit driver. At the age of 40, she opened her first restaurant in Lixin Street, a high-tech zone, Yongzhang Restaurant, a warm place affectionately known as "No. 3 Street Hotel" by the neighborhood.
She firmly believes that wealth is obtained by hard work, and honesty and low price are the foundation of accumulating customers. She insisted on cooking food in an earthen oven to make the taste taste more delicious and pure. In the eyes of her neighbors, Shen Xinxian is a warm-hearted person, as long as she hears that her neighbors are in need, she always spares no effort to lend a hand.
Get back to your hobby and enrich your retirement
After retirement, many people will feel that they have lost the focus of their lives all of a sudden, and Shen Xinxian is no exception. By chance, she saw that the community school in the high-tech zone was carrying out crochet courses for the elderly, and some memories of her youth came to mind, she said: "I was interested in hand-knitting when I was in high school, but there was no channel and time to learn at that time, so I just stopped at a try. Now that I had the opportunity to pick up my former hobby, I decided to give it a try. ”
After coming into contact with the crochet course, Shen Xinxian fell into it, and had to pick up crochet for a few hours every day, "Every time my mother started crocheting, it was like shielding the sound of the outside world, and she was studying in it." Shen Xinxian's daughter said. At the beginning, he also encountered some difficulties and bottlenecks, but fortunately, the support of his family gave Shen Xinxian confidence and motivation. After meditative practice and careful contemplation, Shen Xinxian gradually mastered the weaving skills and began to create his own works.
Today, Shen Xinxian has accumulated a lot of works, including not only ornamental works with various flowers, plants and cartoon animal images, but also practical ready-to-wear, cushions, bags, etc.
Deliver warmth with a needle and a thread
In addition to offline courses, Shen Xinxian often learns interesting tutorials through self-media platforms and records the stitching on paper. "Look at this beckoning cat, here it represents three short needles, and here you need to set up two braided needles......" Shen Xinxian took out a thick stack of notes.
With the encouragement of his daughter, Shen Xinxian also shared his works on the online platform, and his enthusiastic smile infected others and won the love of many people.
Shen Xinxian did not hesitate to send the finished product to his relatives and friends, and the same mobile phone pendant became a medium for everyone to communicate. She said: "Every handmade product has its own unique meaning, and I hope it can bring warmth and happiness to everyone." ”
In addition, Shen Xinxian often participates in various community organization public welfare activities, sets up offline stalls, displays works and promotes crochet skills, and her booth is always full of popularity, praise is endless, so that more and more people feel the charm of traditional weaving.
Correspondents | Wu Yiqin
Edit | Yu Luoyin
Editor-in-charge | Yu Luoyin, Cheng Jiayu