摘要
Bianxian are handmade decorative edgings on Miao clothes.Special tools are used to create this edging.The implements used are as follows:a bamboo basket of about 1.2 meters high to support the other components(some baskets are real examples of Miao handicraft art);a round wooden lid with a ridge across its diameter and a small groove in the middle of the ridge to help keep the silk threads from moving about;balls of silk thread;a pressing-plate with a small hole in the center
Bianxian are handmade decorative edgings on Miao clothes. Special tools are used to create this edging. The implements used are as follows： a bamboo basket of about 1.2 meters high to support the other components （some baskets are real examples of Miao handicraft art）; a round wooden lid with a ridge across its diameter and a small groove in the middle of the ridge to help keep the silk threads from moving about; balls of silk thread; a pressing-plate with a small hole in the center to press the balls and help keep the threads taut; a wooden finishing-board onto which the braided silk threads are wound. The board is weighted down so that both the threads to be woven and the finished edging can stay taut and the patterns remain crisp.
