【Commentary】
Yang Yongliang, 58, is a native of Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province. He started learning the skills of weaving Tibetan blankets with his father from a young age. After more than 40 years of perseverance and research, Yang Yongliang was listed as a representative of the national intangible cultural heritage project in 2008 Sex heir.
【Commentary】
Yang Yongliang told reporters that he is the seventh-generation descendant of Tibetan-weaving carpet weaving skills. He started to learn the procedures of washing, twisting, and spinning from the age of 9 years old, and completed all the procedures of carpet weaving independently at the age of 15.
[Same period] Yang Yongliang, representative inheritor of Tibetan carpet weaving skills in Qinghai and Jakarta
Sixteen or seven procedures are completed from dyeing yarn to the entire flat embroidery. Pure handwork is mainly time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the weaving time is relatively long. 80 lanes and 90 lanes can only weave 0.6 feet a day, basically we can hardly weave any more.
【Commentary】
It is understood that the Jiaya Tibetan blanket belongs to the eight-character buckle process, and the firmness is relatively strong. The raw material used is Xining white wool, which is characterized by good resilience and almost no hair. The reporter saw in Yang Yongliang's study hall that he had collected many long-year-old Canadian-toothed Tibetan blankets, which are still intact.
[Same period] Yang Yongliang, representative inheritor of Tibetan carpet weaving skills in Qinghai and Jakarta
Like this blanket for more than 100 years, it was woven by the old craftsmen of our family more than 100 years ago. You look like these patterns are very clear. As long as this plus tooth Tibetan blanket is dry in the northwest, it is absolutely no problem to use it for 200 years. This is also a charm of our handmade Tibetan blanket.
【Commentary】
Yang Yongliang said that Jiaya Tibetan blankets mainly use ancestral traditional patterns, with flowers as the mainstay. The blankets are bright in color, and the size and number of blankets are fixed and particular. Most of the Qinghai Tibetan areas and local monasteries such as the Ta'er Temple used Yang Yongliang's plush Tibetan blankets. In recent years, on the basis of preserving the old craftsmanship, he will also weave some creative works of animals.
[Same period] Yang Yongliang, representative inheritor of Tibetan carpet weaving skills in Qinghai and Jakarta
What our father taught us is to remember our words and mouths (patterns), which are (ancestral) things. You ca n’t do more than one, and you ca n’t do one. The current pattern is the kind of painting. After the pattern size can be adjusted.
【Commentary】
Due to the long production cycle of hand-made carpets and the complicated production process, almost no one is willing to take the time to learn. For decades, every blanket Yang Yongliang has woven has devoted his hard work and respect to his ancestors. In order to better pass on the traditional carpet weaving skills, Yang Yongliang also passed on the skills of weaving Tibetan blankets. Wife and son.
[Same period] Yang Yongliang's wife Li Xiaoling
I am 57 years old. I have been married since I was 23 years old (beginning). I have been learning from him. The inheritance requires me to weave (love) and weave. My children can also go on Saturday and Sunday (to come to school). I hope that the old craft will not be broken.
Reporter Liu Yi reports from Qinghai
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]