High-end Handcrafted Pattern Chinese Zhuang Brocade Silk Cloth Scarf Tea Table Cloth

What's Zhuang Brocade 壮锦？

The Zhuang people have a very ancient history, having lived for generations in parts of Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hunan in southwestern China. Zhuang brocade, also known as "Zhuang brocade" or "velvet quilt," is relatively thick and is considered one of China's four famous brocades, a treasure of Guangxi's ethnic culture.

Intangible cultural heritage preservation: In 2006, Zhuang brocade craftsmanship was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Zhuang brocade is an art form skillfully woven on a hand-operated loom equipped with a support system, transmission device, heddle system, and jacquard weaving device. It uses cotton yarn as warp and various colored silk velvets as weft, employing a technique of continuous warp and discontinuous weft weaving.

The traditional patterns mainly include more than 20 types such as two dragons playing with a pearl, meander pattern, water pattern, cloud pattern, flowers, and animals. More than 80 new patterns such as "Guilin landscape" and "national unity" have also emerged, which are rich in national style.

Sun Pattern 

Wanzi Pattern

The pattern in Zhuang brocade is an auspicious design that blends Buddhist culture, nature worship, and good wishes. Rich in symbolism, it is a classic and popular pattern in Zhuang brocade.

Core Meaning: Eternal Auspiciousness and Longevity. The Wanzi pattern originates from the Sanskrit word "wan 卍," which in Buddhism means "auspicious cloud formation," symbolizing good fortune and longevity. In Zhuang brocade, it is cleverly transformed into a continuous geometric pattern with flowing lines, signifying the eternal continuation of auspiciousness and longevity without end.

Two sides available to use/wear

Zhuang Brocade Process

Warp preparation → warping → reed threading → combing and winding warp → loom setup → separating small heddles → separating large heddles/threading jacquard heddles → reed threading → weaving the selvage → picking patterns and knotting the base → feeding the warp and opening the weft opening → picking patterns (color matching) → shuttle running → weft insertion.

A traditional colored Zhuang brocade with a width of 50cm and a length of 180cm, of moderate difficulty, takes about 160 hours to complete. The weaving time for Zhuang brocade of medium difficulty is doubled, and the time for Zhuang brocade with multiple colors is even longer.

Material: 50% silke ,50% cotton

Size: 180cm, 40cm( it can be a bit varied one from one)

Maintenance: Please wash it by hand with silk detergent. The silk is very precious, and please pay attention while using avoid snagging. 

Reminder: as it's 100% handmade by hand-operated loom, the patterns are very varied, for the big pattern, the cloth can be so substantial like machine make. 

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