Traditional Lantern Making Process

Apr 25, 2020 Leave a message

1. Insert the upper and lower ends of the special steel wire into the small holes of the upper and lower plastic seats.

2. Insert the two iron rods into the two large holes of the two plastic seats on the upper and lower sides of the skeleton, and fix the iron and plastic seats on one end with an air nail gun after the size is appropriate. The skeleton is completed.

3. Cut the fabric into a piece of cloth that resembles an oval shape, embroider, bronzing, or color print the pattern that symbolizes auspiciousness, and then tie the edges of several pieces of cloth with a sewing machine, and the lantern cover is completed.

4. Put the lantern sleeve into the skeleton, and then press the skeleton down. When you hear a "click", it means that the lamp holder has been caught by the iron pin of the iron. Push on the wire, and set all the wires at the same distance. The palace lantern has already seen the prototype.

5. Lay the newly-supported palace lantern on the stand and use the manual gold bar machine to run the gold bar with white latex on each wire on the fabric, and then dry it.

6. After the gold bars are dried, paste the golden auspicious cloud pattern (locally commonly known as Yunzi) around the upper and lower seats of the lantern, and then dry them.

7. After the lantern has dried, press the iron pin on the lamp post with pliers, and the lantern closes. Put another round of golden tape on the place where the lamp holder and the lantern cover meet, and the lantern is completed.

8. The completed lanterns can be attached to the lower seat with a yellow row of whiskers, which is a more complete palace lamp. It can also be equipped with a large circle on the upper and lower lamp holders. Hydrangea, the palace lantern doing so is more beautiful.

9. Finally, press the wire of the lantern to the top of the pole, a beautiful palace lantern is completed.

1