Chapter 19: Cheongsam, flower wrapping and pearl tassels
It was a sound of amazement and admiration.
The people around opened their eyes wide at the same time and stared without blinking.
No one even spoke.
It’s like if the sound is too loud, the beautiful cheongsam in front of you will disappear like a mirage in the water.
Even Gu Qingwan, who was the most knowledgeable, showed surprise and astonishment.
She had met many master craftsmen in Shanghai, many of whom had inherited skills that had been passed down for hundreds of years. Their greatest feature was their extremely fine craftsmanship.
But the cheongsam in front of her now...
Among them, the craftsmanship displayed by Jiang Ning is no worse than those of the old masters.
and.
She also brought an unprecedented innovation.
The knotted knot made by Jiang Ning is indeed a "Ruyi knot", but at the same time she also made innovative changes to it.
The pattern of "Ruyi Knot" is designed into a blooming flower.
Red petals and golden stamens.
It contrasts with the dark red flower embroidery and light gold edging on the cheongsam.
It’s as if all the colorful flowers are blooming here.
This magnificent feeling completely breaks through the softness and gentleness that cheongsam has always given people, and makes people feel that it does not feel abrupt at all.
It also complements Gu Qingwan's charming charm.
Gorgeous clothes and beautiful women.
Isn’t this the most gorgeous and rich red?
In such a prosperous scene, Jiangning also selected pearls that are about 5 mm in size.
Use a pearl as the center of the flower, surround it with six pearls, and fix it with silk thread to form a small pearl flower.
Pearl flowers are dotted in the center of the flower buttons.
The light pearl color softens the delicate red and adds a sense of tranquility.
This combination can be described as both extremely complex and extremely simple.
Splendor and indifference, two completely different kinds of beauty, blended together perfectly.
Only then will there be such a strong aesthetic impact.
It's so stunning that I'm speechless.
"Beautiful... It's so beautiful... This design... This pattern... My family has been running tailor shops for three generations... I have never seen such a beautiful cheongsam..."
The owner of the tailor shop took a deep breath and said with great joy.
He looked at Jiang Ning with loving eyes.
It's like seeing a treasure bowl.
It was as if he was saying that if his tailor shop had a tailor like T, customers would flock to it and the business would definitely be booming!
Gu Qingwan's eyes also lit up.
She had seen Jiang Ning's craftsmanship before, but she never expected to be impressed again and admired him so much.
Jiang Ning's talent is truly shocking.
"Jiang Ning, you really made all of this yourself? It took you such a short time! You only took away some leftover fabrics last time... just a few things! You can actually make them so well! Your hands... are incredible!"
"As long as you like it."
Jiang Ning seemed unperturbed by fame or criticism, with a calm and gentle smile on his fair face.
Gu Qingwan nodded without thinking.
"I like it! Of course I like it! I'll wear this cheongsam to get married, and no one will be able to steal my limelight at the wedding banquet!"
Talking.
Gu Qingwan picked up the cheongsam and turned to go to the changing room in the back room. She couldn't wait to put it on and show it off.
However.
Jiang Ning spoke again at this time.
"Ms. Gu, I also made a hairpin that can match this cheongsam. You can change your hair into a bun and match it with this hairpin. It's a little bit of my heart, and it's my wedding gift to you."
A small wooden box was taken out of Jiang Ning's bag.
The wooden box is simple and rough, but when it is opened and the hairpin flowers inside are revealed, it is eye-catching again.
Bright red flowers, golden leaves, and stamens dotted with large pearls.
There are also small pearls fixed by copper wire, dotted around like water droplets.
This is what it means: brilliant and colorful.
What Jiang Ning made was not just a hairpin, but a string of pearl tassels was also fixed at the end.
When Gu Qingwan took the hairpin out of the small wooden box.
The long pearl tassels made crisp clinking sounds and swayed gracefully.
Gu Qingwan was already overwhelmed by what she saw.
She held the hairpin very gently, not daring to use any force for fear of ruining the beautiful flower shape.
"Jiang Ning, this... this was also done by you?"
"Yes. This hairpin is called a flower wrap. I cut some flower patterns, and then pulled out some silk threads from the remaining silk fabrics. I wrapped the threads around the flower patterns. As long as you are patient, it is not difficult to make it."
Jiang Ning briefly described the steps of making a flower-wrapped hairpin.
Most of the materials used are ready-made, the only exception being the river clam pearls in the Lingbao space.
Jiang Ning spent a lot of time and effort to cultivate these pearls and drill holes in them.
If the materials were not insufficient, Jiang Ning could also make velvet flower hairpins and glass hairpins...
Those styles are more complex and better looking.
These crafts will gradually be valued in the years to come, protected as intangible cultural heritage, and loved by more and more people.
But at this moment.
Jiang Ning only uses the simplest "flower wrapping" technique, but it is enough to open people's eyes.
The owner of the tailor shop was amazed and even wanted to talk to Jiang Ning for three days and three nights.
"Master Jiang... Master Jiang! What else can you do?... Why don't you come to my shop..."
But Gu Qingwan glared at him.
After Gu Qingwan withdrew her gaze, a bright smile appeared on her face. She hooked her arm around Jiang Ning's and spoke eagerly.
"Jiangning, since you can make such a beautiful hairpin, you must be able to do a bun, why don't you help me?"
Jiang Ning didn't have time to say anything.
She was pulled by Gu Qingwan and walked into the dressing room in the inner room.
…
Ten minutes later.
When Gu Qingwan comes out again.
The woman who was wearing leather boots and calf-length pants and looked so heroic now seemed like a different person.
Now she is a truly beautiful and wealthy woman.
The dark red embroidered cheongsam, the curvy figure, and the hairpin with ancient charm, exude a charming and attractive aura.
Gu Qingwan looked again and again in front of a huge mirror.
At this moment, she even didn't recognize herself a little.
A piece of clothing, a hairstyle, a hairpin can bring about such a big change.
At this time, there was another person in the sewing shop.
Gu Qingwan smiled brightly at the man, showing off with raised eyebrows.
"How is it? Does my cheongsam look good?"
The man looked at the cheongsam Gu Qingwan was wearing and exclaimed in amazement.
"Qingwan, where did you find this tailor who has such great skills? Introduce her to me, I want her to make custom clothes for me too."
"The craftsman I found was very expensive. The labor alone cost me a hundred dollars."
"It's only a hundred yuan. It's not like I can't afford it. If she does a really good job, I'll ask her to go to the provincial capital and make one for my grandma. I don't mind how much it costs."
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