Fabric stickers are a new type of handmade production developed on the basis of ancient folk cloth art. Fabric stickers have unique shapes and colors, and the effect of the stickers produced cannot be replaced by pen and ink.
As a kind of handicraft, stickers interpret peoples taste and imagination about beauty. The material of the stickers is specially dyed cloth, and the combination of stickers embodies peoples imagination and creativity, expressed in new art forms through skillful hands.
Fabric stickers trace their history back to the Tang Dynasty and have a history of more than 1,000 years. It is spread among the people and continues to develop into a unique and charming handicraft.
Things are rare and valuable. In the history of thousands of years of Chinese cultural development, cloth art stickers have a very high status. In ancient times, only royal nobles and wealthy businessmen could possess them. Moreover, fabric stickers are mostly collected as ancestral collections, and it is precisely because of their rarity that they shine brightly in traditional Chinese handicrafts.
Materials for stickers
1. Phoenix tail yarn: refers to all-cotton woven fabrics of various colors. It not only does not fade or shrink, but also has rich colors. It also has the advantage of natural transition between dark and light, and its texture is soft and easy to stick. It is a good choice for making One of the ideal raw materials for fabric painting. Phoenix tail yarn fabrics come in hundreds of colors, and each color is distinguished by a number.
2. Cotton cloth: can be used in character clothing, cartoon animals, etc.
3. Artificial cotton: After dyeing, it can be used as floor cloth, as well as various types of flowers and character clothing.
4. Silk, satin, and satin: The texture is thin, soft, and slippery, and can be used for clothing, flowers, animals, etc. (The above raw materials are easy to shape and paste, and are the ideal main raw materials for fabric stickers)
5. Styling cotton: In order to make the work have a very strong three-dimensional effect, the padding material used between the phoenix yarn and the cardboard is also a necessary material for the soft dialing technique.
6. Cardboard: used as a base for engraving and cutting drawings.
7. Carbon paper: used for copying drawings.
8. White latex: for bonding (Panda brand).
9. Beautifully textured paper: used to reinforce works.
10. Use double-sided tape to fix the image and plate.
11. Embroidery thread: Pure cotton embroidery thread of various colors. The embroidery thread obtained after starching is easy to shape and used to make leaf veins, facial features of characters and animals, filaments in flower buds, etc.
12. Cardboard: Fix the complete fabric sticker on the cardboard for frame or storage purposes.
Tools for pasting pictures
Scissors: pointed knife (used to cut patterns, fabrics, etc.)
Dialing needle: Used for raw edges of viscose and pressing cloth.
Tweezers: used for positioning small flower pieces and patterns.
Thick needle: a longer thick needle, used in pleating techniques.
Pencil: for tracing.
Soft brush: used for finishing when mounting.
Plastic board or ceramic tile: used as backing board during production.
The process of pasting pictures
1. Tracing: Use a pencil to trace the reverse image on the reverse side of the cardboard using carbon paper.
2. Color marking: Mark the number of the selected Phoenix tail yarn on each divided piece.
3. Draw burrs: Leave burrs at the overlapping joints of the divided pieces and mark them on the reverse image.
4. Cut the cardboard: Cut the cardboard according to the pattern. Be careful that the edges are neat and rounded and there are no edges or corners.
5. Paste the styling cotton: Apply white latex evenly on the front of the cardboard with the drawing and paste the styling cotton, then cut it according to the pattern, keeping the edges even.
6. Cut the phoenix tail yarn: According to the color matching requirements, take the paper pattern to the best position, leave a hemming of about 3 mm and then cut it (called yarn opening).
7. Hemming: Use scissors on the side of the bag (to facilitate pasting on the curved parts), then use a pin to apply white latex to the side of the bag, and then use a pin to push the edge of the bag onto the back of the cardboard.
8. Splicing: Apply white glue to the raw edges of the well-made flowers or leaves according to the pattern, and then splice them according to the pattern, and then splice the flowers and leaves into a complete picture according to the pattern.
9. Assembly: Add double-sided tape to the reverse side of the complete picture and stick it on the cardboard. 10: Framing: Only when a fabric painting is paired with a beautiful frame can it become a complete handicraft, and the seal can be pasted in a suitable position.
Fabric stickers have rich meanings, which is one of the main reasons for their popularity. In ancient times, farm women used rags of various colors to cut and paste tiger heads, flowers and various auspicious patterns, and added them to childrens clothes, hats and shoes. Some cut and paste them into "fish playing with lotus" and decorate them on the pillows of newlyweds, symbolizing the loving and harmonious relationship between husband and wife. Each work represents a different meaning.
Fabric stickers have developed rapidly in recent years and have become peoples first choice because of their durability and good artistic effects. Overseas, billions of dollars in Christmas patch products are consumed every Christmas.
