Fabric Manipulation 3

(own picture, May 2017,Guizhou province, China)

“A culture that belongs to its nation also belongs to the whole world.”

This is a special hand-woven and hand-dyed fabric that made by a minority in China called Gui.

This textile is very hard and not easy to bend, but it has a very shining surface and an interesting texture.It was only used in their traditional costume. It makes the collection more diverse by cooperate ethnic culture.

“Esprit Tribal” : Suvi Koponen : Vogue Paris May 2013 : Mario Sorrenti, beauty by Karim Rahman

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Traditional Costume of Gui minority, Ren Ming Newspaper, 2010 March 16, photographer Zhangjing

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(own picture, May 2017,Guizhou province, China)

The making process of the fabric is not easy. It was hand weave by traditional loom. After it was woven, the fabric is hand dye by a vegetable dye which mixed the indigo grass and lime powder.

The fabric has to soak in the dye for at least three to four times in order to get a nice color.

After air dried, the surface was dabbed on egg white and be hammered until it has a metallic shimmer. The whole process takes around half month.