Research on the production technique of Yuyao traditional homespun from the perspective of Yue culture
Yuyao traditional homespun is a folk textile which uses local cotton as the main raw material and traditional spinning machines for spinning and weaving.It is a folk textile miracle in China's textile handicrafts with very strong local flavor.In 2011,the production technique of Yuyao traditional homespun was included in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list.The values of Yue culture have always contained the duality of agricultural civilization and business culture.The environment with abundant soil and mountains nurtures the strength of the people of Yue,while the ocean they face injects a gentle aura into them.Yuyao traditional homespun is a typical product of Yue people's life,so its development and sedimentation cannot be separated from the influence of the Yue region.Its production techniques and artistic aesthetics also reveal the strong Yue culture,and are a historical witness to the survival of traditional Yue culture.This article,from the perspective of Yue culture theory,organized ancient books such as local chronicles,visited the national level inheritor Wang Guifeng,and combined the collected tools for making homespun with existing materials of Yuyao homespun,summarizing the development history of Yuyao traditional homespun.Subsequently,the article documented and organized the production process and tools of Yuyao traditional homespun,and analyzed the artistic characteristics of Yuyao homespun from the aspects of pattern,color,and folk customs.Three important conclusions are drawn.Firstly,the geographical environment suitable for cotton cultivation in Yuyao has incubated the local cotton textile industry,and the strong business atmosphere has nurtured the development of the homespun economy.The simple and tenacious character of the Yue people has made the homespun industry resist the invasion of foreign cloth indomitably.Secondly,the concept of"practicality"in Yue culture has given birth to the characteristic of using local materials and multiple tools for making Yuyao traditional homespun,while the concept of"linking up with everything"promotes the continuous innovation and advancement of tools,and emphasizes division of labor and cooperation in the weaving process.Thirdly,the Yue culture endows the Yuyao traditional homespun with the pattern characteristics of"seeking truth,pragmatism,novelty,and change",conforms to the color rules of"propriety"and"degree",and embodies the unique humanistic atmosphere of the Yuyao traditional homespun customs of worshipping gods and valuing emotions.The exploration of the history,production technique,patterns,color beauty,and customs of Yuyao traditional homespun in the article not only provides theoretical basis for the inheritance and development of Yuyao traditional homespun,but also provides certain reference value for studying the development history of commercial culture,production technology progress,and folk culture interpretation in Yue.