The operating process of printed cloth

Blue calico has been in circulation for a long time since ancient times. Of course, the modern production process of blue calico is not the same as the ancient one. Do you know anything about ancient craftsmanship?

Nantong folk blue calico began in the Ming Dynasty and has been handed down to this day. Through the unremitting efforts of generations of folk artists, especially contemporary folk craftsmen, they have moved from a single homespun product to a variety of fabric products, from practical life to practicality, various types of decoration, and from the fields to the urban city. It has reached an unprecedented level. The brilliance.

Extract blue as dye (indigo) from Polygonum indica, spread the hollow pattern on the white cloth, use a squeegee to scrape the anti-dyeing agent into the pattern gap and print it on the cloth surface, then put it in the dyeing vat after drying, and place it under the vat. After 20 minutes, take out the oxidation and ventilate for 30 minutes, usually after 6 to 8 times of repeated dyeing to achieve the desired color. Then take it out and oxidize it in the air, dry it and scrape off the anti-dyeing paste powder to show a blue and white pattern. Because it is printed and dyed by hand, the dried pulp will inevitably have cracks, forming the unique charm of hand-made blue calico-ice cracks. Therefore, the protection of traditional techniques is imminent. The blue calico's pattern is auspicious and festive, and it has been three hundred years in modern times. The common people like to hear, hear and see.

The ancient operation technology of blue printed cloth is not as complicated as modern, but the technology is a link between the past and the future. Without the ancient technology as the "pioneer", there would be no modern advanced technology.