I'm not a wild eater

Measure along the wooden frame, cut into small pieces, and tie them densely on long polished and smooth sticks.

I pressed the plantain rope that was bundled vertically into a whole piece with my hand.

It's still pretty tight.

"The longitudinal direction of this piece of plantain cloth has been done, and now I need to make a wooden needle, so that it can go up and down through these tied plantain ropes to form a criss-cross texture."

"As long as each plantain rope passing through it is denser, the plantain cloth will not be unraveled at all."

Mu Qing explained, using the horsetail to grind out a new wooden stick.

One end is sharpened and polished smooth.

One end was gently raised with a knife, forming a small bayonet.

Tie a small knot at the top of the plantain string and attach it to the bayonet of the stick.

Up and down, alternately passing through the bundled plantain rope.

Gently tighten the rope with one hand, and carefully press down the plantain rope passed through with the other hand to ensure that the gap between each horizontal plantain rope is not too large.

[Should we weave all these vertical ropes, and the cloth will be ready. 】

[Yes, just take out two pieces of cloth and sew them together, and stuff them with palm fiber and cotton. 】

[That looks easy. 】

[Don't rush to say this, be careful to get slapped in the face later. 】

[I really know how to do this. I helped the family weave things when I was young. 】

[It feels like it will take a lot of time, can it be finished today? 】

After doing a few lines, Mu Qing got a little scratchy.

"It's too slow. Two pieces of plantain cloth make it dark."

"I need to make a tool. It will take some time, but it can greatly increase the speed of weaving."

Mu Qing put away the things in his hand, and went into the woods with a machete.

Find an old bamboo from the bamboo pile, measure out 40 centimeters, and split it in half.

Remove the bamboo knots inside.

Use horsetail to grind the edges of the bamboo slices finely.

Sitting at the table, with his head down, he carefully carved the piece of wood in his hand with a machete.

"I'm going to use this piece of bamboo to make a large comb with very fine teeth."

"After threading the plantain ropes horizontally, use this big comb to comb them together."

"Compared to using hands, this is simpler and less labor-intensive, and the degree of detail will be better."

This is a meticulous job. It took a whole hour for a comb to complete the tooth opening, shaping and polishing.

It becomes a bamboo comb with rounded teeth, suitable for weaving.

[Hair comb, what a big hair comb. 】

[Don't throw away the used hair comb, keep it as a gift for the quiz with prizes. 】

[Such a big comb requires a big head. 】

[It can be cut into small pieces and made into several small combs. 】

[The teeth of these combs are too short, it might not work well as a real hair comb. 】

【We want Master Mu's pottery pot, but it's not that we really lack a pot at home. 】

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made such a long one. If it wasn't for worrying that too much friction would break the longitudinal plantain rope, it would be nice to make a shorter one instead."

"Now I'm a little envious of the ex-boyfriend of the girl in front. If I could knit a scarf, I don't know how easy it would be to knit a pillowcase now."

Buckle the teeth of the bamboo comb in the gaps of each plantain rope.

Use a wooden needle to take the plantain rope through the longitudinal plantain rope again, and after gently pulling it flat, comb it down with a bamboo comb.

The originally messy plantain rope was combed neatly, looking very comfortable.

"Okay, it's much faster than tidying it up by hand."

It feels like a waste of time when I do it, but it is really easy to use.

Thread the rope, tighten it, and move the bamboo comb to tidy it up.

After getting acquainted with it for a few laps, Mu Qing's hand speed began to increase gradually.

Looking at it from a distance, it really looks like a professional weaving.

After weaving a whole piece of plantain cloth, Muqing tied a knot at the end.

Untie the frame from the fixed wood and remove the two cross-pieces that were used to support it.

Spread out two very smooth long wooden sticks, and in the middle is a piece of plantain cloth that looks a bit frizzy.

Muqing put the two long sticks together and rubbed the middle of the plantain cloth with his hands.

Put your face against the cloth and rub it lightly.

"After the plantain fiber is dried, there will be some natural bending. In addition, the speed of turning the spindle when rubbing the rope is uneven, and the plantain rope produced by rubbing is a little fuzzy."

"In the process of weaving, a lot of friction is added, and the fluffing becomes more serious."

"Fortunately, this plantain cloth is still very soft to the touch. Feel it with your face, and it's quite comfortable."

【Why I don't believe it. 】

[Me too, this one doesn't look as comfortable as a bamboo pillow. 】

[It looks pretty shaved, hahaha. 】

[Maybe it's like a fluffy sweater, it's soft even though it looks frizzy. 】

【Mu Ye: Face or face, which one is more important? This is a question. 】

Muqing held the long wooden stick that fixed the plantain rope, and slowly pulled it out.