Traditional "grass dyeing"

Have you seen cloth clothing dyed with pure natural plants? In the studio of Zhu Yunlan, a cultural entrepreneur in the Tuen Mun area (Shuangta Street), there are a variety of works that she personally dyes and dyes. There are silky and soft satin, bright and bright cheongsam, and at first glance It is hard to believe that these are printed by natural means without chemical processing of plants such as dandelion, wormwood, peas, chestnuts, and perilla. Zhu Yunlan told us that the process of printing and dyeing this plant is called “grass dyeing”. She was in an occasional opportunity to get exposed to the traditional process of plant printing and dyeing, and she was immediately attracted by this wonderful way of printing and dyeing. Then she began to learn from the teacher and studied hard. She said that she is now trying to apply this technique to the design of cheongsam, accessories, etc., in the production, and hope to create her own characteristics.

In fact, she and her husband have already started their business before contacting the printing and dyeing line. Zhu Yunlan and her husband were originally ordinary workers in the factory. After experiencing the tide of laid-off, the couple went around looking for suitable jobs. By chance, they started a silk- related industry. In 2011, Zhu Yunlan and her husband successively entered the Suzhou Silk Museum, and they had a deeper understanding of silk culture. Understanding. “My husband and I are both old Suzhou. Suzhou has a long history of silk culture. Suzhou silk industry is also the world leader. Under the influence of Suzhou traditional culture, I have a special feeling for silk culture since I was a child.” Zhu Yunlan said .

Two years ago, Zhu Yunlan began to try her own business. She designed and made silk cheongsam with her own experience and experience in the Silk Museum. She formed her own unique style and was loved by the people around her. She is also famous in the circle. . However, in today's era, "the wine is also afraid of the alley", because she and her husband have not been engaged in the sales industry before. Although there are good products, promotion and sales have become a problem, which has made her entrepreneurial road hit the wall. In the daily visit, the social security assistants of Canglangting Community learned about this situation and publicized the latest entrepreneurial support policy of Gusu District to Zhu Yunlan. She recommended her to participate in SYB entrepreneurship training and carry out systematic study. In 2017, she successfully completed her business. At the same time, she also married the “grass dyeing” process.

Zhu Yunlan said that this "grass dyeing" is entirely using pure natural plants to make natural dyeing liquid through steaming, boiling, fermentation and other processes. Then, according to their own design and creativity, the fabric is soaked and tied in a dyeing manner. The most characteristic of the color is the natural and soft pattern and environmental protection and pollution-free characteristics. This kind of printing and dyeing technology with the silk and cheongsam design that Zhu Yunlan is good at can actually have an unexpected effect, and it has won wide acclaim at once.

At the same time of entrepreneurship, Zhu Yunlan is the most important thing in the inheritance of printing and dyeing technology. For this reason, she often cooperates with the community and the street to organize residents to participate in the experience of printing and dyeing. She said that she hopes that the sisters around her, especially the unemployed people who are as old as her, can be inspired by the activities to find their own way of employment or entrepreneurship. In addition, Zhu Yunlan also plans to find disabled people who are interested in plant printing and dyeing in the Twin Towers. She will provide them with free training to give them a living skills.