Huanxian embroidery
According to research, embroidery originated and took shape in the Yellow Emperor era, and matured probably in the "clothing painting and skirt embroidery" period when Shun ordered Yu to make twelve chapters of the imperial robe. From the folk mentality of folk festivals, the custom of making and wearing sachets (sachets) during the Dragon Boat Festival has a continuation period of nearly four thousand years. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the period of enrichment of Huanxian embroidery content. From the Republic of China to the 1960s after liberation, this needlework skill was popularized in every household and was a prosperous period. During the "Cultural Revolution", many contents were eliminated as "four olds", and the folk art of sachets fell into silence for a time. Until the mid-1980s, after investigation and promotion by national well-known experts Zhang Daoyi, Feng Zhen, Cao Zhenfeng, Jin Zhilin, Yang Xianrang and French friend Guillem, the sachet skills of Huanxian County prospered again, took the lead in entering the market and going abroad. Process flow: 1. Sample. Draw a plane figure. 2. Make a sample. Decompose the plane figure according to the three-dimensional configuration. 3. Expand the back. Glue the embroidery cloth and satin to the beaten backing with paste, flatten and dry. 4. Apply the pattern. Draw the pattern on the decomposed parts according to the composition pattern of the plane drawing. 5. Embroidery. Embroidery is embroidery, including dyeing various base colors with colors. Three-dimensional embroidery mostly uses needle techniques such as straight needle, mixed needle, stretched needle, fluffy needle and picking thread. Cotton thread is used for ordinary products and silk thread is used for fine products. 6. Shape the object. Fill the decomposed part with cotton. 7. Result. Reassemble the decomposed pieces that have been embroidered and shaped according to the requirements of the plane drawing and sew them into a three-dimensional shape. 8. Dress up. It refers to the last process of decoration and shape correction of hanging colored tassels. According to the shape of various three-dimensional objects, colored tassels of different colors and sizes are hung to enhance the visual impact and magnificent effect. The three-dimensional folk handicrafts in the Huanxian sachet series fully express the folk customs of the cradle of the Chinese ancestors. The women's needlework skills are naturally revealed in the various three-dimensional shapes, and personal skills are fully and exquisitely displayed in the artistic expression forms that they are good at. In addition to the traditional hygienic concepts of exorcising plague and epidemic prevention and the folk content of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, praying for good luck and blessings, Huanxian sachets also have the characteristics of decorating the environment, modifying daily necessities, and beautifying life. Every local household has the habit of beautifying their lives with sachets in their daily lives, and wedding supplies must also have a complete set of embroidery products. Information source: External Propaganda Office of the CPC Huanxian County Committee Information source: External Propaganda Office of the CPC Huanxian County Committee