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Cloth Tiger
The cloth tiger is a traditional handicraft that has been widely circulated in China since ancient times. It is also a good toy for children, indoor furnishings, gifts and personal collections. It has a wide variety of species and spreads widely. It is a folk art craftsmanship that is very rustic.

Historical source
Tracing back to the roots, cloth tigers originated from Tiger Totem worship. The primitive society, wind and thunder and lightning, wild beasts, human beings' own fragility and powerful tigers are regarded as the strongest in the world. The tiger is not only brave invincible, but their pups special protection, people have "虎毒不食子" argument. Therefore, it was life as a tiger protector of the god of fertility and reproduction. The Tiger Tiger is more common with the double-headed tiger pillow. It is a manifestation of the custom of worshipping tigers in folk customs, and it contains profound cultural connotations. The two-fingered tiger pillow is a symbol of the yin and yang maternal mothers, and can help the disaster and protect the doll's peace. The single-headed tiger and the recline tiger are the type of town house to protect the gods.

Cloth tiger is a traditional Chinese folk art, widely circulated in China. The existence of cloth tigers originated from the folk worship of tigers. Tiger worship originated from the Fuxi era. The famous ethnologist Liu Yuhan stated in the book “New Exploration of the Sources of Chinese Civilization”: “The Fuxi was a tiger totem, and after the Qin and Han dynasties, historians used the dragon as their ideology.” This shows that Tiger Totem originates from Fuxi and Long Totem. During the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Lunar New Year, the people prevailed to clothe children with tigers, or use realgar to draw tiger faces on children's foreheads, which means health, strength, and courage.

Cloth tiger have become the representatives of cloth toys, because it has a very close relationship with the Chinese folk culture, this relationship can be traced back in ancient times. As early as in the Neolithic period, which was more than 6,000 years ago, the primitive tribes had pictures resembling tigers on pottery, stone tools and jade articles. In the tombs of the Yangshao culture period unearthed in Henan, tigers and dragons lived around the deceased respectively. From this we can see the position of the tiger in the ancestors' hearts. The large number of rock paintings in the early Han dynasty that have been discovered throughout the country in recent decades have also fully revealed the image of the Tigers in nature. The tigers in the painting are rushing to the flock to prey.

In an era of low productivity in society, people cannot understand science and nature scientifically, and can only be attributed to invisible or intangible evil spirits. People want to overcome it, so they place this hope on the ideal hero and tiger beast. The reason why the tiger has become the king of beasts has its own reasons. From the frescoes in the original grave to the artwork made of silk, ivory and wood, artists from different cultural backgrounds all praise the tiger. The tiger has a strong posture and a tall body, which is very powerful. The yellow fur is accompanied by a black stripe, and the clear stripe in the forehead is like a "king", and it also brings out an incomparable bravery. Therefore, people regard it as "the king of beasts". Tiger's image also appears in all aspects of social life.

The earliest shape of the cloth tiger has no way of studying, but its appearance is closely linked with certain customs that have been circulated by the Chinese people. In the more developed industrial production today, people still love the hand-stitched cloth tiger because it not only reflects the unique ingenuity and intelligence of Chinese women, but also the expectation of the older generation for the new generation. With blessings. From the stitching of a needle and a thread, the love filled in is stitched into it. Folk cloth tigers do not have a uniform specification. The ingenious women have created different cloth tigers with their own aesthetic ideas because of the different materials at hand.

main feature
Alike

These tigers and yellow cloths were artificially stitched and distorted the original shape of the tiger. Both the body and the tail were greatly shrunk and their limbs were shortened. However, the main features of the tiger have not been ignored. Moreover, the tiger's head gave more attention to characterization. Its round, large eyes and cheek-to-mouth pattern are exaggerated. In addition to the exaggeration of the image, the tiger's demeanor exaggerated more accurately and vividly. Just as our traditional art pursues, it is "not in a similar shape and seeking alikeness." This kind of tiger image blends the tiger in reality with the idealized tiger in illusion. It has a human character and full of people's feelings. Therefore, it is extraordinarily cute and charming. Most of these vulgar and coexisting works of art come from the hands of rural peasant women. They are the crystallization of hard work and wisdom of folk artists.

Exaggerated deformation

If you look closely, you can see that these tigers are very different in shape, some stable and quiet, some lively and well-behaved. These different styles of tigers have a common characteristic. They are all based on exaggeration and distortion. They deal with the shape of the tiger in different ways. This feature is also incorporated into the folk cloth tiger. Because of the different customs and habits of various regions and nationalities in China, it will inevitably bring about different local characteristics. However, no matter how the form changes, folk cloth tigers follow the basic feature of exaggeration and distortion. Different regions and different customs and habits will form cloth tigers of different shapes and shapes.

Production Method
Cloth tiger making materials and processes are also different, more common is the cotton, silk sewing forming, filling the interior sawdust, chaff, cotton, or vanilla, with a painted surface, embroidery, clip, other techniques depicted tiger Five features and patterns. Cloth tiger with big head, big eyes, big mouth, big tail styling to highlight the brave demeanor, and facial features tiger exhibit naive and childish, revealing the child as cute cuddly looks.

1. Cut out the fabric sample. The size can be according to one's own preference, the small piece is the ear, the long piece is the stomach.

2, the front of the cloth is relatively closed, pay attention

3. Cut a long mouth under your belly.

4. Turn the cloth to the front and add fluffy cotton.

5. Sew the opening.

6, when the cloth slit ear opposite the front, top stitching, and the ability to turn the front end of the suture port, pumping line drawn fold.

7. Finally, the tiger cloth is decorated on his face, his eyes and nose are sewn, his beard is made of wool, and his ears are sewn to his head.

The materials and crafts for making tiger cloths are different. I teach everyone this method is relatively simple. You can make more exaggerated shapes based on this method, and you can also choose more gorgeous fabrics to make lovely cloths. tiger.

Allegorical
In addition to the Dragon Boat Festival, during the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival and other festivals, as well as the newborn baby “washing three” (three days when the baby is born), the hundred days, the first birthday, and the two-year birthday, people often do all kinds of cloth tigers. It has the beautiful symbols of exorcism, criticism, and blessings.

Different shapes
Shanxi folk toys are slightly different due to regional differences and their geographical conditions of attachment and living customs. Jinnan is mainly located on the banks of the Yellow River and the Weihe River, and is the delta of the Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan Yellow Rivers. It is located in river valleys, gully, and with long ancient culture, folk customs are ancient. Folk toys in this area are relatively simple and elegant; Jinzhong area is in the plain area. , Geographical conditions are superior, economy and culture are prosperous, life is affluent, folk toys are more elegant and exquisite, exquisite and exquisite; Jinbei area is mostly hilly land, plug on the plateau, folk toys are more bold and unrestrained, rough and simple. Although each display of God's work has different tastes, there is a clear consistency in the charm of Sanjin. As a sachet, Jinnan's quilted characters and animals are the main ones. The tigers step on snakes, scorpions, geckos, crickets, and crickets. The images are vivid, full of chaos, colorful, and red. There are many fresh people, such as Wenxi, Xinyi, Lushan, Wanrong and Yongji.

Personification
During Taimuling, especially during the Taimu volley from February 2nd to March 3rd in the lunar calendar, you can see a wide array of cloth tigers, including single-headed tigers, two-headed tigers, crouching tigers, toy tigers and pillows. Tigers, etc., have different shapes and sizes. These tigers are not the ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests, but the decorative, personalized cloth play. They are innocent and lively, childlike, and lovely. They look like a lovable child. Although they are no longer the natural form of tigers, they are still considered tigers when people see them.

Production form
Cloth tiger pillow

Cloth Tiger Embroidery

Cloth tiger shoes

Cloth Tiger Curtains