Hemp Craft Shoes

In 1980s, put on a pair of Flax craft shoes It was the most fashionable dress of young women at that time. Recently, this jute weaving technology, which condenses the wisdom of the common people, has been evaluated by the Economic Commission of the City Council as the second batch of key protection techniques of traditional arts and crafts in the market. In the future, the market will be specially protected.

The first pair of hemp weaving shoes is made in France.

Introducing the technology of hemp weaving, we can not help mentioning Feng Guanhai, a "originator" character.

Feng Guanhai is 63 years old. He is respected by people in the industry. It is Mr. Feng and his colleagues who made the first pair of hemp weaving shoes.

At the end of October 1979, Feng's master's office. Leather shoes factory I received an order from a French company asking for making hemp weaving shoes. "At that time, it was one of the three key production counties in the country. Although the production of linen, but the use of linen shoes, but no precedent. " Feng said, as a sample designer in the factory, he and his colleague's task is to produce the identical hemp weaving shoes according to the sample shoes provided by the customers.

After their research and exploration, they finally found the method of making: after picking up the hemp, they were made into hemp thread and woven into sole and shoe edges. The stems are ground into powder and pressed into heels. It is also equipped with colorful and varied styles of upper. This kind of flax craft shoes, each pair is only five or six or two, but is durable, beautiful and generous. It has been praised by the industry, and has been described as "like a painting boat, but a slight step cloud". To this end, the factory has also registered a trademark, taking the meaning of "sole wind", known as "Sheng Feng card".

It was once popular in more than 50 countries and regions.

In 1980, the first export of hemp made craft shoes won the favor of foreign businessmen. Since then, orders have increased from several hundred thousand pairs a year to several million pairs. In 1984, the hemp made shoes were awarded the first prize of the best creation and design of the China Arts and crafts 100 flowers award of the Ministry of light industry. It is popular in more than 50 countries and regions around the world. During this period, the shoe factory changed its name to the shoe factory and became the largest exporters in 1980s and early 90s.

At that time, ordinary people were proud of wearing a pair of hemp woven shoes, and even the stars such as Jones and Jones were specially designed to make them.

"Gong Xue, who won the 1984 best actress of the 100 flowers award, made a special trip from the car to the shop. She bought 40 pairs of craft shoes. Besides herself, she also presented gifts to her colleagues at home and abroad as gifts. At that time, the girls of the national volleyball team, Zhang Rongfang, and so on, made 200 pairs of craft shoes at one time. Recalls Jin An, who was the deputy director of the craft shoe factory.

Puyang's main channel for farmers to get rich

With the hot selling of jute Technology shoes, various kinds of hemp Technology shoes enterprises have sprung up like mushrooms. Among them, Puyang town is the most concentrated. In 1996, after the disintegration of the craft shoe factory, Puyang town became one of the main production bases for craft shoes in China.

Now, in Puyang Town, no matter which village you enter, you can see villagers sewing their soles, beads and embroidery flowers at their own doors. The family processing industry extended by these craft shoes industry has become the main channel for Puyang farmers to increase their income. According to statistics, at present, there are 124 shoe factories and supporting enterprises in the whole town, which solve over 8000 surplus labor force in the whole town, and the annual output exceeds 30 million pairs in 2007, all exported to the European and American markets, with a total output value of 500 million yuan.

Setting up professional training successors

Wang Jianglin, President of the craft shoes industry association, said that the industry is most short of professional and technical personnel. Only by training more professionals can we go further.

To this end, last year, the Association launched a footwear design major in collaboration with the third vocational high school, one of which is the hemp weaving process. "Schools are responsible for teaching students' theory of shoemaking, providing enterprises with practice and employment." Wang Jianglin said that at present, the profession has recruited about 80 people in the two session, and the first batch of students will go to work next year. In the future, these local designers will take up the responsibility of inheritance and development of the hemp weaving process, and popularize the hemp craft shoes to all parts of the world.