The North Blue Printing And Dyeing Technique Of Twist Cloth Appears In The Lilac Flower Season

"The clothes and bags are so beautiful. It would be nice to take photos under lilacs in them!" At the launching ceremony of Harbin Lilacs Festival 2025, the booth of Harbin Colorful Lotus Culture and Art Development Co., Ltd. attracted many beautiful women, because there are various clothes, bags, pendants The ornaments and other articles, although they are daily necessities, are as exquisite as works of art, making people linger.

According to Sun Xiaomei, general manager of Harbin Colorful Lotus Culture and Art Development Co., Ltd., the north blue printing and dyeing technology of twist cloth is a representative project of intangible cultural heritage in Heilongjiang Province. The north blue printing and dyeing technology of twist cloth is an ancient printing and dyeing technology derived from blue dyeing with a long history. Blue is better than blue because of this dyeing process. The northeast called blue calico "twist cloth". The north is dominated by Isatis indigotica, whose root is Banlangen, also known as Beiban. The printing and dyeing of twist cloth (blue printed cloth) requires the engraving of a pattern - "twist board". There are a variety of motifs, including peonies, sunflowers, tangled flowers, lattice flowers, flowers everywhere, dragons, phoenixes, etc. By using lime and soybean powder to synthesize mortar for scratching, indigo dyeing, cleaning and other process procedures, we have inherited the skills of our predecessors, developed in inheritance, and inherited in progress. We not only printed and dyed cotton cloth, but also realized the blue dyeing and color dyeing of linen.

Manager Sun said that Harbin has not only ice and snow, but also lilacs, as well as good scenery in the four seasons. He hoped that friends from all over the country would come to Harbin to enjoy lilacs and the beautiful scenery in the four seasons of Harbin.

(Source: Harbin Daily/Wang Jing)