Shangyu Willow Weaving [Zhejiang Shangyu Specialty]

What is Shangyu willow weaving? Authentic Zhejiang Shangyu specialty: Shangyu willow weaving

Content summary:Do you want to know what Shangyu willow weaving is? This article is a detailed introduction to the local specialty of Shangyu, Zhejiang Province - Shangyu Willow Weaving. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Shangyu Willow Weaving. The full text takes about 8 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Shangyu Willow Weaving and its awards and honors.

Introduction to Shangyu Willow Weaving

Shangyu Willow Weaving products are made from high-quality Chinese wolfberries that are white in color, tough in texture, smooth, and have even stems. Based on traditional techniques, they are designed and created in combination with popular styles in the international market, with exquisite shapes, practicality, and ornamental features. The products include various animal shaped packaging, flower baskets, flower and bird screens, handbags and baskets, boxes, baskets, cages, and more than 3000 varieties. Shangyu willow weaving is one of the famous and excellent handicrafts exported from Zhejiang Province. Shangyu County is close to the mountains and faces the sea. It is rich in wicker resources. There are thousands of acres of artificially cultivated wicker in dozens of miles of mudflat, with an annual output of more than 500 tons of white wicker. Since the 1970s, Shangyu County Soil Products Company has organized local residents to use these willow branches to make willow weaving crafts for export. So far, more than 20 manufacturers have been engaged in willow weaving production, and the annual foreign trade acquisition of willow weaving products has reached more than 3 million yuan, accounting for more than 70% of the province's willow weaving export value and becoming the largest willow product export base in Zhejiang Province. The main techniques of Shangyu willow weaving include flat weaving, patterned weaving, tied weaving, masonry weaving, and edge wrapping. Flat editor. This is the main job of weaving flat sheet foil. Its characteristic is the interweaving of latitude and longitude, interweaving and concealing each other. It can be selected one and pressed one, selected two and pressed two, selected one and pressed two, selected two and pressed one, thus forming different cross weaving patterns. The reed mat foil first presses the reed into a flat sheet, and then weaves it, often using flat weaving techniques. Other weaving techniques such as sorghum husk weaving, bamboo weaving, and cattail weaving are mainly flat weaving. Willow weaving is done in reverse with flat weaving, but not frequently.

Twisted knitting. Twisting is also a type of work characterized by warp and weft weaving and pressing. The difference between it and flat knitting is in the aspect of warp knitting, where the warp and weft of flat knitting are the same, and the action is to weave forward at the same time; And the pattern weaving first arranges the warp stakes, which can be ropes, strips, bamboo poles, or even iron wires. Then, weaving strips (willow, locust, bamboo strips) cross up and down the warp stakes and circulate around them. The effect after weaving is completely covered by weft knitting, without revealing the warp stripes. Twisting requires the warp strips to be relatively soft and resilient, so they are often used for weaving cattail, willow, and mulberry strips.

Le Bian. Le Bian is a traditional willow weaving profession. Objects made of woven materials are generally referred to as "series goods". The method involves using hemp rope as the warp and willow branches as the weft. The hemp ropes are interwoven between the willow branches, threaded once, and fastened tightly. This is commonly used to weave the main body of objects such as baskets, fences, baskets, and willow bags. The edges of woven objects often require separate boards, handles, or frames to make the surroundings neat and not scattered.

Masonry. Masonry is one of the common traditional manual weaving jobs. Objects made with masonry techniques are generally referred to as "masonry goods". The method is often used for weaving circular objects, which involves aggregating the woven objects into handles and then tying them together with sturdy bamboo strips. The commonly used bamboo baskets, rice baskets, and paper baskets in folk culture are all made using this method.

Edge wrapping. The auxiliary job of editing is essential. Mainly used for the edges and handles of knitting instruments. The method often uses hard materials as the core, and on the outside of the core, soft strips (such as rattan, plastic strips, bamboo strips, etc.) are wrapped in a certain direction to fix it and achieve a surface decorative effect. Edge wrapping can be done with a single or multiple strips. The single strip can be arranged neatly, with a simple and elegant effect. Multiple strips can be made of various colored materials, and patterns can be woven during wrapping. Visible in the edging and connecting parts of wax pole furniture, willow weaving products, and screens.

Editor's report on the types of Shangyu willow weaving products

The main varieties of Shangyu woven products are domestic and export.

Main varieties for domestic sales

Many production tools in rural areas have always relied on willow weaving and strip weaving.

The main production tools for willow weaving include baskets, winnowing baskets, water buckets, fencing baskets, large cart foil blocking, small cart baskets, manure baskets, grain storage enclosures, willow hats, etc.

The main daily necessities of willow weaving include wicker boxes (bags), rice baskets, vegetable baskets (round, oval), fences, needle and thread baskets, kang mats, reed foil, etc. Especially for daily necessities, the preparation process is quite meticulous and refined. Choose smooth and resilient branches (preferably mulberry strips), soak and process them into white and jade like fine and soft strips, and weave them tightly and evenly during weaving. Women's needlework baskets, flower baskets, and other objects are sometimes wrapped with dyed torn strips or sorghum skins to weave cross shaped or mouth shaped geometric patterns, which are very beautiful. Even coarse materials such as food baskets and baskets are sometimes interwoven with skinned green willow branches and peeled white strips to create three-dimensional patterns, which are also very beautiful. Shangyu willow weaving is exported to more than 20 countries and regions including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Hong Kong and Macao, and is praised by foreign merchants as a unique "Jiangnan willow utensil".

Awards and honors for Shangyu willow weaving

In 1984, it was awarded the certificate of honor for high-quality products by the Ministry of Economic and Trade.