TIANSHANNET
What do you think of
when people mention Atlas Silk?
Is it the Uygur girls dancing to the song
a blaze of colors
or the distinctive national characteristics?
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The production process of making Atlas Silk is complex
which needs natural pigments and classy silks
by the process of dyeing warp ikat and layered dyeing,
warping, weaving and other processes
And it is divided into black and white Atlas Silk and colorful Atlas Silk
Among them, black, red, yellow and blue are the main colors
highlighting the pattern decoration
As a traditional manufacturing process
Atlas Silk is known as "the last handicraft industry in the 21st century”
Today, it can still be seen in Hotan Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang.
The cocoon cooking, reeling off raw silk, tie dyeing and weaving
are all done by hands with very fine workmanship
Wearing the dresses made by Atlas Silk
and walking on the street
can make a beautiful scenery anywhere.
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After enjoying the color combination,
and then carefully studying the pattern style,
you will find that whether its pattern are flowers, branches and leaves, badams,
or wood combs, tassels, Rawaps (a kind of Uygur instrument)
colorful Atlas Silks
are born in the sound of the loom
and various patterns are closely aligned with the local customs
Nowadays,
Atlas Silk is not just a fabric that people love
it is also a cultural product rich in regional and ethnic characteristics
representing the love of life and pursuit of beauty of people in Xinjiang
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Now, Atlas has also gradually entered people’s daily life
Designers innovate
to combine Atlas Silk with modern fashion
and continue to show its charms to the world
Atlas kerchief
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Xinjiang Museum also has many cultural and creative products with Atlas patterns
Kerchief, small camel accessory, bag, flower hat, bracelet...
If you're interested in Atlas Silk,
Why don't you go and see for yourself
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It is said that no matter how much imagination there is to silk
can be found in Atlas Silk
It seems that silk shuttles back and forth , but in fact, it is the time
The long history and civilization
settle and brocade in the sound of weaving