染蜡 州 贵
北朝的和西凉的蜡缬织品都是深蓝色地现白花， 纹样光洁清晰，古朴典雅； 唐代的蜡染织品多有棕、黄、赭等色，大部分是 白色花纹。 贵州各少数民族的蜡染各有特色，例如苗族的蜡 染图案有的还沿用古代铜鼓的花纹和民间传说中 的题材，有的是日常生活中接触的花、鸟、虫、 鱼；而布依族则喜用几何图案。各民族的蜡染都 有独特的风格。
Wax Printing
Introduction
WAX PRINTING, which is known as the first printing in the East, is the most ancient handicraft in China. The pattern of the cloth is simple and natural, looks graceful, and yet is not extravagant. People make different garments with the tie-dye cloth.
History
More than two thousand years ago, in Qin and Han Dynasties, China began to print pictures on the cloth and dye it later. When the wax was removed, the pictures could be seen. In the Tang Dynasty, products of wax printing were exported to Europe and Asia.
Communities in China
In China, it is believed that the art of wax printing was widespread, but nowadays, it disappeared in many, if not most, communities in China as Chinese society evolved and it was abandoned, for whatever reasons. Today there are only two communities, the Zhuang and the Miao ethnic groups, living in Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, which have preserved the ancient tradition of wax printing. This comes as no surprise, as many oral traditions as well are preserved only in smaller area communities.
But in some remote areas, such as Guizhou, this precious craft passed down generation after generation by oral instruction for two reasons. One is that the place is hard to get to so there are not much cultural exchanges. One is that the natural resources that could be used in wax printing are quite rich. For years, the product of wax printing which is simple and unrestrained, has been the ornament and decoration of clothes and rooms for the minor nationalities in Guizhou.
蜡染，古称“蜡缬”。传统民间印染工艺 之一。今在布依、苗、瑶等族中仍甚流行， 衣裙、被毯、包单等多喜用蜡染作装饰。 主要方法是用蜡刀蘸蜡液，在白布上描绘 几何图案或花、鸟、虫、鱼等纹样，然后 浸入靛缸(以蓝色为主)，用水煮脱蜡即现花 纹。结构严谨，线条流畅，装饰趣味很强， 具有鲜明的民族风格。
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Development
In the past, people used handloomed cloth as the basic material. with the further development of the economy in the Central China, new industry gradually took the place of hand-made operation. The wax printing technique was lost in one place after another.Now they use cloth produced by machines in modern factories.
Advantage
The main ingredients of the dye are banlangen (a kind of herb) and indigo. Compared with chemical dye, these natural dyes are better at creating natural colors and do not fade easily. The garments wear more comfortably and don't negatively affect one's skin.
How to Make Wax Prints
1.Plan the design 2.Sketch the design in the cloth 3.Waxing 4.make the wax pattern 5.coloring 6.wipe off the wax 7.washing and iron