The difference between oil silk and fragrant cloud gauze

Answer 1

There were many differences between oil silk and fragrant cloud gauze.

** I. Materials and Craftsmanship **
1. ** Fragrant Cloud Gauze **
- Fragrant Cloud Gauze was the collective name of yam gauze and yam silk. It was made by applying the juice of yam on silk and drying it many times. Then, the river mud collected from the rivers in Shunde, Nanhai, Sanshui, Panyu and other places, which is rich in minerals such as iron ions, is applied on the surface of the silk fabric to form a uniform thin river mud layer on the surface. After the iron ions in the mud and the ellanic acid in the yam juice fully reacted to produce black iron ellanic acid, the river mud was washed, and then it was made by spreading it on the grass to absorb water and soften it. It was the only real silk fabric in the world that was dyed with pure plant dye.
2. ** Oil Silk **
- There was no detailed information on the production process of the oil silk, but from the name, it was speculated that there should be obvious differences in the raw materials and production process between the oil silk and the fragrant cloud yarn. It might be related to the use of oil substances in the production process, and it was different from the plant dyeing and river mud coating process of the fragrant cloud yarn.

** 2. Specialties **
1. ** Fragrant Cloud Gauze **
- Fragrant cloud yarn was cool and pleasant, easy to wash and dry, deep in color and resistant to dirt, non-sticky to the skin, thin and not easy to wrinkle, soft and full of bones. However, it also had some shortcomings. For example, if the clothes were not properly worn or maintained, it was easy to have white spots that were irreversible and irreparable. It would definitely fade (professional terms called it dropping mud); it was particularly easy to wrinkle; the color was darker, with two colors on both sides. One side was black, and the other side was the original color of the natural potato juice; the price was relatively expensive; it was purely natural dyeing and handmade. Occasionally, there would be some small flaws, and the fabric was easier to hook.
2. ** Oil Silk **
- Due to the lack of detailed information, it was difficult to accurately describe its characteristics, but it could be speculated that it was different from the characteristics of the fragrant cloud yarn. For example, the plant dyeing characteristics of the fragrant cloud yarn, the characteristics brought about by the river mud reaction, and so on were not possessed by the oil silk.

** 3. History and Culture **
1. ** Fragrant Cloud Gauze **
- Fragrant Cloud Gauze had a long history. As early as the Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo's Dream Stream Pen Talks had recorded the dyeing effect of yam. Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty also mentioned it. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the fishermen in Guangdong invented a kind of fabric in order to adapt to the life on the water. The dyeing and finishing technique of yam was first developed in Shunde. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Guangdong began to dye and finish the unearthed silk fabric with yam and used it for export. During the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, the dyeing and finishing techniques of Xiangyun yarn gradually developed and matured. In 2008, Xiangyun yarn dyeing and finishing technology was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage. In July 2011, Xiangyunsha was awarded the title of China's "geographical indication protection product". In 2020, Xiangyunsha was selected for the second batch of protection list of the China-Europe Agreement on geographical indications.
2. ** Oil Silk **
- He did not find out that the oil silk had a rich historical and cultural background similar to the fragrant cloud yarn, nor did he find any relevant honors.

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