During the Dragon Boat Festival, every household hangs wormwood and eats rice dumplings, and wearing colorful ropes for children is one of the ancient and far-reaching traditional customs. In traditional Chinese culture, the colorful rope symbolizes the good wishes of exorcising evil spirits, avoiding disasters and praying for good health. This kind of small ornament made of multi-color silk thread with red as the main color is not only an important part of the festival ceremony, but also carries the expectation of generation after generation for family happiness and reunion.

However, not all colorful ropes will meet our expectations. To get the best results, please pay attention to a few purchase points:

the first consideration is the material problem-the high quality nylon fiber or cotton and linen blended products are both strong, durable and soft to touch. The second is the color expression, which needs to ensure that each line is bright and saturated without fading and dregs. Finally, don't forget whether the length and width are suitable for specific purposes! For example, when making bracelets, it is usually recommended that the diameter of a single strand should not exceed two millimeters in order to flexibly tie knots and insert them.

If you are a beginner, you don't have to worry about complicated tricks that will deter you. We have specially prepared a simple tutorial for everyone to help start this journey easily.
Step 1: Prepare the required main materials and accessories (as mentioned above) and basic tools such as scissors and needle forceps.
step 2: fix the selected colors at one end point to form the initial frame structure according to the order of personal preference.
Step 3: Use manual cross-winding technique to stack in turn until the preset size specification is reached.
step 4: remember to firmly connect the interface parts at both ends in the final closing stage so as to complete the closed loop form and you are done!

after mastering the above basic knowledge, you can try to explore more possibilities to add personality features ~ for example, add sparkling crystal beads to embellish it and increase the level of highlights; Or hanging small and exquisite metal plates engraved with names and dates to give commemorative meaning is a good choice direction ~ there is no limit to imagination, only unexpected can absolutely do it!

In addition to the pure pursuit of artistic beauty, a more important layer of meaning is that through such practical activities to promote the communication between parents and children to deepen their emotional ties with each other. In this process, children can not only learn practical skills, but also experience creating fun and cultivate the ability to think and solve problems independently.

of course, the maintenance of the same can not be ignored oh. In order to avoid sweat and grease erosion affecting the appearance life, regular cleaning is a very necessary link, but attention should be paid to control efforts to avoid pulling and deformation, and it is most appropriate to dry in a cool and ventilated manner, so as to maintain the original appearance for a long time and leave precious memory traces.

In short, in this upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, you might as well pick up the colorful rope in your hands and experience it yourself! Whether it is for yourself or for friends and family, it will be a unique gift full of heart.