The bamboo weaving process can be roughly divided into three processes: bottoming, weaving and locking. In the weaving process, the warp and weft weaving method is the mainstay.

On the basis of warp and weft weaving, it can also be interspersed with various techniques, such as: thinning, inserting, wearing, cutting, locking, nailing, piercing, sleeve, etc., so that the pattern and color of the weaving are varied.

Sometimes products that need to be matched with other colors are interspersed with dyed bamboo pieces or bamboo wires to form a variety of strong color contrast, bright and bright patterns.

Of course, these contents were later introduced to the Ye Zi period found on Du Niang, and my grandfather did not understand these written languages, he taught the Ye Zi period in his own words, in the local dialect.

After using the study card during the leaf period, the efficiency was very high, basically my grandfather understood it as soon as he said it, and he quickly mastered a variety of techniques through experiments, even if there were some places that were not mastered properly, he was quickly re-mastered after his grandfather's correction.

Half a day in the morning, in addition to cutting bamboo, cutting bamboo strips, and silk, the leaf period took two hours to learn a variety of bottoming weaving methods, and learned to be decent, and successively bottomed the basic framework of five or six kinds of fans.

"Third child, if you didn't go to college, you would eat this bowl of rice. When I was a child, I didn't realize that you were so talented, did you read too much and enlightened?" asked my grandfather with both praise and doubt.

"Hehe, maybe. Ye Ziqi said with a smile.

Then he went to get lunch, called Junjie down to eat, and let his grandfather rest for a while, while he himself knitted a few fans according to the framework after the doxxing.

The fan bone in the middle of the bamboo fan is two hard bamboo blocks two finger wide, one long and one short, the two pieces are together, the bamboo green side is facing outward, and there is a section about ten centimeters long that is the grip of the hand.

Of course, some bamboo fans have only one hard bamboo bone, but they are bent and folded together from the middle, so that the handle part formed is more beautiful.

Then, the shape of the bamboo fan is symmetrical, with the same structure on the left and right sides, while the upper part of the whole fan is trapezoidal, the lower part is an isosceles triangle, and the handle is an angle of the triangle.

The thickness of the silk used is different, the fineness of the woven fan is also different, and the length of the fan bone is different, and the size of the final woven bamboo fan is also different.

When his grandfather was resting, Ye Ziqi silently knitted all the fans, but he didn't start a live broadcast, but he was familiar with the weaving technique.

Ordinary bamboo fan weaving out is a flat piece, which is the simplest flat knitting method, that is, the warp and weft pieces are pressed up and down to weave, and the weft is extinguished without leaving a gap, which is the most widely used knitting method.

In addition, you can also weave some beautiful and exquisite patterns on the upper or lower parts of the left and right sides of the fan, and other weaving methods will be used.

In addition to the flat knitting method, there is also the four-corner hole weaving method, that is, the warp and weft pieces are picked and pressed up and down, and the distance is equal and parallel, leaving four square holes.

Rice-shaped braided bottom, commonly known as chrysanthemum braided bottom, overlaps or overlaps the slices of the slices and gradually expands (such as fan-shaped), and uses two weft slivers to pick one and press one from the center to the outer ring and braid.

The twill weaving method is when the second horizontal weft is woven, it must be spaced between the straight one, according to the two up and two down weaving, and the third one is then separated by one piece, and the weft is arranged step by step in terms of weft.

The round mouth weaving method first takes the four bamboo stalks as a unit, overlaps and scatters them in order, and then adds four more, and pays attention to how they are intertwined, and gradually increases after sorting out the reason, which is also a difficult arrangement.

The hexagonal hole weaving method starts with three bamboo strips, and then weaves three bamboo strips into hexagonal holes, and then gradually increases with six strips.

The double triangle weaving method starts with six bamboo sticks, and then adds six strips, and gradually increases after understanding the composition relationship between bamboo sticks.

The triangular hole weaving method is made with three strips, the first one at the bottom, the second one in the center, the third strip at the top of the cross and scattered, and the angle is equal; the second time is with six strips, interspersed respectively, and then gradually increased.

The trapezoidal weaving method warp material is arranged for standby, the first weft is woven with six up and two down, the second is woven with five up and three down, the third weft is four up and four down, the fourth is three up and five down, and the fifth is woven with six up and two down, that is, it becomes a trapezoidal step pattern, and the five wefts are used as a unit, and they are increased in order.

The hollow shape weaving method is based on the center, and the pattern of pressing three picks and three methods is symmetrical up and down.

While weaving in the leaf period, he also searched for bamboo weaving skills on his mobile phone, checked some written records, and combined with the methods taught by his grandfather, he had many insights.

So, he tried to use different weaving methods to re-weave the fans, and by the time his grandfather rested, he had already knitted seven or eight fans, and the fans woven behind him were very exquisite, even as gifts.

"Third child, you have already made a good fan, I made it at least ten years later when I was a child. Grandpa said with both shock and sigh.

"Grandpa, you can teach me to weave the others, this back basket, burning basket, sieve, bamboo basket, bamboo basket, bamboo cage, bamboo hat, fire cage, strive to learn each one. Ye Ziqi said to his grandfather with a smile.

"Well, if you want to learn, you can learn slowly, at least it will take a few days to learn. Grandpa said happily.

"I'm fine, I haven't had anything to do in the past few days, so I'll learn from you. Ye Ziqi said that the intermediate study card can last for five hours, and he only used it for about an hour today.

In the process of weaving bamboo tools, we talked about the bottoming and weaving method, and one of the important things is to close the edge, also known as the lock mouth, and there are many ways to increase the beauty and make it more firm.

In the folding and retracting method, the warp fold of the knitted body is inserted into the Wei and Wei or horizontally inserted into the adjacent warp and retract between the warp and the edge.

In the marshalling and trimming method, a long warp piece is used, interspersed with each other, and the edge of the marshalling is prominent.

Winding and tying the edge method, in the mouth edge of the bamboo weaving device, the thin strip is first folded back to the edge, and then the wide and thick bamboo pieces or one or two years of soft bamboo are clamped on the inside and outside of the mouth edge, and then the thin strip or rattan bark is used to wrap and tie the edge.

Variant edge closing method, as for the core of the mouth edge of the knitting device is replaced with 8~10# iron wire, after the completion of the marshalling edge closing, use the finger to press the iron wire in the desired shape, it should be noted that the iron wire is easy to corrode, and the plastic hose should be inserted before insertion, and the mouth edge should be designed and deformed at will.

In the next three days, Ye Ziqi magically learned to weave all kinds of bamboo tools, and he opened a live broadcast for everyone to watch him learn, and his interest in learning was very high from beginning to end.

"Third child, if you are dozens of years older, then we will have nothing to eat. In the end, my grandfather also sighed and said that he didn't expect this third grandson to learn bamboo weaving so quickly, and he learned half of his skills in only four days.

"Grandpa, I also want to learn how to make furniture out of bamboo. ”

In the end, Ye Ziqi said with great expectation, although people now use bamboo furniture is rare, but there are still all kinds of furniture with bamboo and rattan, and my grandfather happens to know this craft, and now my grandfather can't move without learning for a few years, let alone learn.

Although the level study card has been used up in the past few days, there is still an advanced study card in the leaf period, which can be used for up to ten hours, which is also where his confidence lies.

"To make furniture from bamboo, you need to use Nanzhu, I can't help you now, it's troublesome to cut bamboo. Grandpa said with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, the loquat at home is almost sold, I asked my eldest brother and sister-in-law to come over to help, my sister-in-law came to bring Junjie and helped cook, and my eldest brother and I learned to make furniture together. Ye Ziqi said with a smile.