The weaving crafts of willow are as follows

Brief introduction of willow weaving

1. Willow weaving is a unique handicraft skill of the Han nationality in northern Jiangsu, with strong national characteristics and regionality, especially in the northern towns of Suining County. Salix is a deciduous strip shrub, which originally grew in the back river depression or pond on both sides of the old Yellow River, and was transplanted to a large area of farmland for reproduction.

2. Since the Han Dynasty, local residents have had the habit of weaving a variety of living utensils with willow according to local conditions. Especially before the popularity of weighing instruments, the eastern part of the Central Plains of China mainly relied on the "basket", "bucket" and "basket" woven by willow as weighing food containers. For example, a liter basket is 3 kg, a bucket is 3 kg, and a basket is 6 kg.

3. A dustpan and a round cage with an opening on one side are all necessary household appliances, and the woven boutique sewing basket is also the main dowry for parents when they marry their daughter. In the middle of last century, the traditional wicker weaving was innovated and developed into a single weaving technique, and all kinds of handicrafts such as baskets and flower baskets were exported to the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries, and the international market was very promising.

4. There are five main steps in the traditional weaving technology of willow: first, harvesting, peeling and drying the willow; Secondly, the wicker is soaked or cooked to soften; The third is to grind the weft with hemp skin; The fourth is to weave according to the model in a room that is kept wet; Fifth, pattern decoration and trimming, such as weaving or printing patterns symbolizing auspiciousness, happiness, peace and bumper harvest in different positions with various manual techniques, are very beautiful and generous.

5. Since the impact of various plastic products on the market, the woven products of willow have gradually lost their practical value. In addition, the old folk artists of traditional crafts have passed away one after another, and the ancient traditional crafts of willow weaving are on the verge of extinction, and there is no successor.

6. Yutai is beautiful in water, fertile in land and rich in products, and is known as the "land of plenty" in Jiangbei. There are 17 rivers winding in the territory, 12, mu of ecological wetlands are picturesque, and 3, mu of willows are as vast as the blue sea. There are four Chinese geographical indication protection products: Yutai lobster, Yutai rice, Yutai turtle and Yutai auricularia.

7. In 212, Yutai County was awarded the title of "China Willow Town" by the National Forestry Department. In October 219, the national "Geographical Indication Certification Trademark" of "Yutai Salix" fell on Yutai, and the golden business card of "China Salix Hometown" was even more brilliant.