Zhu Shuqing: The latest sachet for the Dragon Boat Festival in 2024 is here

Zhu Shuqing, 67 years old this year, is a senior member of Chinese weaving art, a member of the Henan Provincial People's Association, and the inheritor of Chinese weaving art, an intangible cultural heritage of Piyang County. She has been to the unit and school for many times to teach public welfare, teach everyone to learn weaving skills, and weave a lot of works.

With its unique oriental charm and colorful changes, Chinese knot art fully demonstrates the wisdom and profound cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Just as many netizens know, the rope is in harmony with God, integrating the cultural wisdom and various spirits of the braided people; The knot is in harmony with the auspicious, the blessing, the Lu, the longevity, the joy, the wealth, the peace, the health all belong to the category of the auspicious, the group brocade knot, the auspicious knot, the wishful knot, is the symbol of unity and intimacy and unity and forge ahead. Chinese knots are not only beautiful in shape and diverse in color, but also have profound meanings. The knot is integrated with cultural elements and in harmony with the rhythm of life, which is broad and profound, elegant and fashionable.

The Chinese knot is a hand-woven handicraft, and the sentiment and wisdom it shows is one of the aspects of the ancient civilization of the Han people. There are various knotting methods in China, including double coins, buttons, pipa, tuanjin, cross, auspicious, 10,000 characters, panchang, caisson, duplex, sorrel, bow and other knots, and they are ever-changing. In the early days, people used cotton, linen and straw rope, which were mainly twisted by hand. Then, there are different textures and colors of silk, nylon, blended and so on. There are two types of knots, freehand and tool knotting, tools include rulers, scissors, crochet hooks, tweezers, backing plates, shaping boards, etc., materials include gold wire, tassel thread, flat wire, tassels, etc., and accessories include pottery beads, jade beads, lobster buckles, flower receptacles, hoses, etc. By weaving people's hands, weaving knots of different shapes, widely used in daily life, including hanging ornaments, heads, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, animals, plants, flowers, fan pendants, sword spikes, etc. The characteristics and weaving rules of the rope are one line to the end, the appearance is symmetrical, the top and bottom are consistent, the knot surface is consistent, the knot body is beautiful, its composition is peculiar, the shape is ingenious, the color is coordinated and beautiful, and it is in line with the customs and aesthetic concepts of traditional Chinese decoration.

Wall of sachet works

Wall of beaded works

Weaving a wall of work

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