The simple process of making handmade lanterns

The simple process of making handmade lanterns is as follows:

1, prepare scissors and red cardboard first (novices need to prepare more);

2. Take out a piece of red cardboard and fold it in half regularly;

3. Cut the cardboard along the "paper spine" and finally reserve 5 cm.

4. Roll the card paper several times to make it look curved;

5. Then open the wrapped cardboard, connect it end to end, and stick it together with double-sided tape to form a cylinder;

6. Press the glued cylinder down again, and then slowly adjust the radian of the paper by hand, and the main part of the lantern is completed;

7. Thread a few threads on both ends of the lantern with needle and thread and disposable chopsticks, and tie the threads;

8. Tie a small wooden stick to one end of the line, which can be used as the handle of the lantern;

9. Cut the cardboard of two colors into thin strips with scissors and mix them as the tassels of lanterns;

10, tie the tassel of the lantern to the finished main part, and the lantern will be finished.

China Lantern, also known as Lantern, is an ancient traditional handicraft of Han nationality. After thousands of years of development, lanterns have formed different regional styles, and each lantern has its own unique artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere. ?

Lantern is a combination of painting, paper-cutting, paper binding, acupuncture and other technologies, which is closely related to people's lives in China. Lanterns have become a symbol of happiness for the people of China. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc. Besides, there are lanterns for people to enjoy.