Green persimmon, a well-known fruit, is not only delicious, but also has an unknown story. In ancient times, dyeing cloth with green persimmons brought unique colors and skills to the textile industry. Fabric dyeing is an ancient and complicated process. As early as the Tang Dynasty in China, the cloth dyeing industry was quite developed. The ancients found that green persimmons have excellent dyeing potential, especially the tannins in green persimmons.
This component can be combined with the fibers in the cloth to form a firm dyeing effect. This ancient fabric dyeing technology has a long tradition in the history of China. Green persimmon dyed cloth is not only used in ordinary clothes, but also widely used in court clothes and religious ceremonies. The bright colors and noble breath in court costumes are often inseparable from the contribution of green persimmon dyed cloth.
Dyes for dyeing cloth:
Indigo is generally used. Etymology: "Indigo, cyan dye. It is made from the juice of bluegrass leaves, water and lime. This juice is called water indigo. The other indigo is dry and hard, dried and mashed with blue grass leaves. "
Blue grass generally refers to plants containing blue juice, which is used to make indigo as a dye. Making indigo with bluegrass has long been recorded in ancient books in China. Ming Dynasty Song Dynasty wrote "Heavenly Creations and Zhang Shi's Third Indigo", saying: "All five kinds of blue can be indigo. Tea green is Isatis indigotica, so it should take root. Liao Lan, Ma Lan and Wu Lan are all born. Recently, blue lobules, commonly known as amaranth, are better. "
"Where indigo is made, many leaves and stems enter the cellar and rarely enter the barrels and cylinders. After seven days of soaking in water, the juice came. Pour five liters of lime under one stone of each slurry and stir it for dozens of times. " Isatis indigotica of Cruciferae is a biennial cultivated plant, which is produced in Anguo, Nantong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places in Hebei Province.