Use dry corn leaves to turn waste into treasures to create handicrafts for dolls

A foreign craftsman has made corn leaves into creative handicraft puppets. Let’s take a look at the specific tutorial.
1. Collect corn husks
During the corn harvest season, peel off the corn husks and leave the outer layer unused. Store the inner ones after drying in the sun. Keep away from rain and moisture.

2. Processing of corn husks
Before weaving, the five-meter husks can be smoked white with sulfur. Smoking method: When the amount of corn husks is small, use a large vat and a rice bowl, and put 50 to 100 grams of sulfur in the bowl. Place the bowl of sulfur into the bottom of a large vat, then light the sulfur, and cover it with a wire cage to prevent the corn husks from touching the corn husks. Do not press the corn husks too tightly. Generally, 15-25 kilograms of corn husks are used. After moistening them with water, shake off the water and put them into a vat for smoking. Seal the mouth of the cylinder and smoke it tightly for 24 hours. If there is a large amount of corn husks and the vat is not large enough for smoking, you can use a smokehouse for smoking. Layered wooden frames should be set up around the fumigation chamber. Moisten the selected amount of corn husks with water, shake off the water and place it on an indoor rack. A container containing sulfur was placed on the ground. After lighting the sulfur, it was covered with iron wire. Prevent corn husks from catching fire if they come in contact with them. After igniting the sulfur, the smoke chamber door should be closed tightly immediately and smoked for 24 hours.

Smoked corn The skin is as white as pink, soft as thread, and shiny on the back. The braided product is bright in color and beautiful. Split the smoked corn husks into narrow batches 1 cm wide. Then twist them by hand to grow 30-40 cm long corns. Leather ropes and corn braids can be braided by hand. The method is to split the corn husks into 1 cm wide strips and braid them into small braids with three strands, similar to the way girls braid their hair. It can be braided into hem braids
, Twisted edge braids. Twist edge braids have a smooth effect, while twisted edge braids are more rounded and convex. Whether it is a folded edge braid or a twisted edge braid, there are pros and cons after braiding. The front side is flat and shiny; the reverse side has many joints and has The stubble should be used so that the front side is exposed.

3. Pan-stitching: The woven carpet is composed of several separate patterns. Each unit is made by the pan-tack method. The shape of the unit can be round, square, triangular, etc. Pieced together into a rug.
The method of braiding is: choose braids of the same width, thickness, and color, with the front side facing outward, turn the steering wheel clockwise, and use a needle to manually sew a circle every 2-3 turns. There are two types of plate nailing methods: single plate and double plate. The single-color braid starts from one end of the braid and is nailed sequentially, showing a single color and a detailed effect; the double-color braid refers to using two braids of different colors to create a pattern containing two colors at the same time. For a single-color double plate, fold the straw braid from the middle and start the plate from the quick end. This method is fast, but it is not easy to flatten.. Through these methods, individual pattern units in various shapes such as circles, ovals, squares, triangles, and rhombuses can be rolled out, and connected together to form a complete and beautiful carpet.

4. Piecing together: It means to stitch together the stitched unit patterns and stitch them into carpets or doormats of different sizes and specifications. The area of ??each unit is about 0.10.9 meters. It is assembled with 6 pieces and has an area of ??about 0.60.9 meters. It is suitable for use as a door blanket. Carpets can be flexibly spliced ??according to the size of the room. They are usually sold in sizes of 1.2 to 1.8 meters for easy splicing.
5. Hemming: The spliced ??carpets generally need to be hemmed to reinforce the edges and achieve a neat and beautiful effect.
6. Corn husk dyeing method
Choose soft corn husks with tender cortex, long and large size, dry them in the sun and then sprinkle a small amount of water on them. The appropriate amount should be that they feel moist to the touch. Place it loosely in a sealed room, take a fire-resistant container to hold sulfur (11-200 grams of sulfur for every 5 kilograms of corn husks), place it at the door of the far high corn husks, ignite it, close the door, and smoke for 3 hours. Ready to dye. Dye with chemical pigments in various colors. Taking green dyeing as an example, first weigh 4 grams each of magenta green and apricot yellow, add 10 kilograms of water, stir well and boil, then add 3 kilograms of corn husks, stir frequently to make the coloring uniform, and cook for about 20 minutes. Take it out, rinse it with cold water, dry it and set aside.

7. Commonly used tools for corn husk processing
The tools for corn husk weaving are very simple, including a pair of scissors, a ruler, a mold board, a drawing, and a small The spinning wheel does not require electricity or oil, and the investment cost is about 10 yuan.

Cornhusk dolls are dolls that American Indians made for little girls a long time ago so that they could have a talking friend anytime and anywhere.

Materials needed to make corn husk craft dolls:
Dried corn husks or tamale wrapping paper, straws, hemp rope or string, small artificial flowers, scissors, Hot melt gun
Steps for making corn husk craft dolls:
First, soak the dry corn husks in warm water for ten minutes, so that the corn husks will become soft and easy to handle. After soaking, just use paper or cloth to absorb the water.