Qingshui hemp shoes [Gansu Qingshui specialty]

What are water hemp shoes? Authentic Gansu Qingshui specialty: Qingshui hemp shoes

Content summary:Do you want to know what Qingshui hemp shoes are? This article is a detailed introduction toGansu Qingshui specialty - Qingshui hemp shoes. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Qingshui hemp shoes. The full text takes about 3 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Qingshui hemp shoes and the product characteristics of Qingshui hemp shoes? How did the history of Shimizu hemp shoes come about? The production method of water hemp shoes, etc

Basic introduction of Qingshui hemp shoes

Qingshui County is located on the north bank of the Weihe River, at the western foot of Longshan Mountain, and its climate belongs to the temperate semi humid zone. Winter is colder and longer, while summer is shorter and cooler. The annual average precipitation is 610 millimeters, and it is abundant in producing hemp. The hemp produced here is pure white in color, with fine and tough fibers, making it an excellent raw material for making hemp shoes. Clear water hemp shoes are made by weaving fine ropes from this type of hemp

Hemp shoes have a long history and are widely popular in China. When the great ancient Chinese poet Du Fu was traveling westward to ancient Qinzhou, he had the saying 'When I saw the emperor in my hemp shoes, my sleeves were exposed by two elbows'. It is evident that hemp shoes were already widely popular during the Tang Dynasty

The method of making clear water hemp shoes

First, place the hemp braid woven from grass on a flat surface, coil it into a sole, and then use hemp rope to thread it tightly left and right. This is called a thousand layered sole. Then, like planting seedlings, plant slightly thicker hemp ropes on the edges of the shoe soles to make shoe uppers, string them together one by one, and then make the nose bridge. At this point, it is necessary to use a tool called last, which is commonly known as a water last, to drum up the shoes - the prototype of a pair of hemp shoes is probably out - but it is still far from enough, just like a beautiful work of art that needs constant polishing, shoes are no exception. Use a crochet specially used for knitting to hook out the Fried Dough Twists braid upper and shoe ear, and prepare for dyeing before work. The shoes were made