Uyghur Carpet Making Technique
The Uyghur flower felt (Kegezi) making technique is a unique ancient handicraft in Keping County, Xinjiang. This technique has been passed down from generation to generation by the hardworking people of Keping and has distinct local characteristics. The Uyghur flower felt making technique in Keping County is significantly different from the felt making techniques in other places in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Flower felt belongs to the category of rolled felt. The main component is natural wool. No other raw materials are added during the production process. It is only dyed with natural plant dyes. It is a pure natural handmade product. It is a daily necessity in the daily life of Uyghur families. Flower felt also has the function of treating endemic diseases in ethnic medicine. The Uyghur flower felt (Kegezi) making technique is now mainly preserved in Kumuli Village, Yurqi Township, Keping County, Xinjiang. In recent years, there are fewer and fewer craftsmen engaged in felt making. Now only a few inheritors are still insisting on making it, and protection work needs to be strengthened urgently. The craftsmanship of making Uyghur flower felt (Kegezi) is a symbolic cultural crystallization left by our hardworking and intelligent ancestors to future generations. Keping flower felt has a wide range of applications and is an indispensable household item in the daily life of the Uyghur people. It has certain cultural, academic and practical value. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)