The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 215: Want me to learn embroidery? Or rely on super powers to do it! (Red Comet Mas's 1 Rewards Extra )

Gold thread?

By feeding in gold, can gold threads be produced directly?
Shen Le was very excited and even asked the boss lady for a small piece of golden silk, less than 10 cm long, to take back for inspection. He scanned it under a microscope and was greatly disappointed:
The golden silk spit out by the silkworm demon is indeed very beautiful and delicate. It looks golden to the naked eye, and is no different from the ancient method of twisting golden thread.
However, under a microscope, its true nature immediately emerged.

It is not gold foil wrapped around silk, but a very fine and thin layer of gold directly attached to the silk, similar to spraying or electroplating;
When cutting open the silk, one can see tiny golden particles inside, as if the gold powder was directly dispersed into the silk protein and then sprayed out by the silkworm monster.

It is beautiful, and perhaps strong enough, but...

"Can't it be used?"

The lady boss took the small piece of silk and was visibly disappointed. Shen Le helplessly spread his hands to her:
"It can't be used. When we restore cultural relics, we focus on restoring the old to its original state. The materials, materials and craftsmanship used in restoration should be as consistent as possible with the original.

The craftsmanship of this piece of gold thread is completely different from that of twisting gold thread. If a restorer discovers this wedding dress hundreds of years later, how can he know what the original craftsmanship was like? "

The proprietress smiled helplessly, took back the gold thread, and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

Shen Le was also very disappointed. He poked and poked at his phone, asking around, and slowly walked back:

Alas, it was too wishful to expect a silkworm demon to make twisted gold thread according to his requirements with exactly the same ratio of gold, silver and copper, thickness, width of gold foil, and thickness of gold thread.

Even if the metal ratio can be solved by directly feeding the prepared alloy, the other problems cannot be solved at all!
Furthermore, the golden thread spit out by the silkworm demon had a clear demonic aura on it... He couldn't possibly use a material with such a clear demonic aura, as it would harm the spirituality of the red wedding dress itself!
Shen Le had to find another way. He left a message to his mentor, but his boss didn't reply. He didn't know if he was busy and didn't have time to check his phone.
I left a message to the senior sister who worked in the palace. She said she could help me ask, but she couldn't reply too quickly.

I searched online, but I couldn't find this thing even on the omnipotent Taobao. From the gold threads on Taobao and the prices, you can tell at a glance that they are not twisted gold threads!

Shen Le had no choice but to call Lao You and ask him to find a way to purchase. Soon, Lao You gave feedback on two sellers:

"Boss, I found two places where you can buy what you want. One is the guy who made robes at the last Special Affairs Bureau trade fair. He has a lot of ancient gold thread.
There is another one... It is an ordinary person's studio, which makes dragon robes for opera costumes and has a collection of old gold threads from the Qing Dynasty.

They said they had made dragon robes for some famous artists, such as the crosstalk artist Guo So-and-so, and the Peking opera singer Qiu So-and-so..."

"Buy the old gold thread from the Qing Dynasty!" Shen Le quickly decided:
"Don't worry about the money! I'll give you the size of thread. If you can buy more, just buy more... Oh, and buy some of the other sizes, single strands, four strands, eight strands, too!"

Even though the ingredients are slightly different, the old gold threads from the Qing Dynasty, which have experienced the passage of time, are the most suitable restoration materials!
The traces of time on the materials cannot be replaced by any aging techniques!
Of course, it would be even better if there were twisted gold threads from the Ming Dynasty or even earlier.

Of course, even if there really was gold thread from the Tang Dynasty, he would not be able to use it because he was reluctant to do so.

If there is no evil spirit in the gold threads, Shen Le feels that the most likely thing he can do is to respectfully send the gold threads to the museum...

Lao You spread his wings and flew away, carrying Shen Le's very generous authorization, to purchase the old gold thread for him.

Shen Le himself continued to immerse himself in the repair work, or rather, in the practice before the repair:
He patiently checked the washed curtains, and when they were half dry naturally, he used small tweezers to gently straighten out the patterns of the warp and weft threads in the damaged and cracked areas.

The movements must be gentle and cautious. If you are unsure, it is better to stop and observe again and again, and never act rashly.

"oops!"

Another one was broken!
Only then did Shen Le painfully understand what the books and papers said: "The strength of clothes is greatly reduced after washing, so try to avoid damage during operation."
Obviously, he clearly felt that the strength of wet clothes should increase!
Otherwise, how could there be a fighting style called "bundling wet things into a stick", right?
However, Shen Le could only practice painfully, practice, and practice again.

Only when he was sure that he was skilled enough to safely smooth out the damp, damaged fabric did he begin the next step:
Practice removing clothes.

Yes, they were removed. The outer robe and the horse-faced skirt were all lined, not to mention the brocade jacket and brocade pants, which were also stuffed inside.

Shen Le couldn't tell whether it was cotton or silk floss through the silk outside. However, both the books he read in undergraduate studies and the papers he looked up in the past few days clearly pointed out one thing:
The cleaning of three-dimensional textiles using water or solvents is limited to the surface, and some pollutants may even enter the interior of the cultural relics through water or solvents.

Therefore, to clean it thoroughly, you need to separate the lining, fabric, and stuffing, clean them, and then sew them back together...

"Hell, I don't even sew torn clothes now! I only sew the ones that have come undone!"

While complaining, Shen Le searched around the house and found a half-worn brocade cushion. Then, he started to dismantle it?
Think more!
First, observe the stitching method and stitch length in the suture removal area, take photos and make written records to provide information for later suturing;

Then, use small scissors to carefully and slowly cut the stitches, keep the thread ends, and identify the pinholes as a basis for restoring the stitches; while removing the stitches, continue to measure and record the seam width and other data;

Fortunately, it is not like what is described in some papers, where a few hairs are seen during the stitch removal process, and they need to be carefully removed with tweezers and placed in a test tube for later testing and analysis...

"Needle method...needle method...needle method...how should I know what this stitch is? When I sew clothes myself, I just sew a few stitches randomly!"

Shen Le muttered to himself and went to look up information. Thanks to the almighty Bilibili, this video website may be getting worse and worse for watching animations and TV series, but it is still very good as a learning website;

He casually found a large number of introductions to sewing stitches, with pictures and texts, and the video explanations were clear and patient.

Flat stitch, back stitch, hidden stitch, overlock stitch... As long as you are willing to learn and sew a piece of cloth back and forth several times, you can guess what stitch method it is based on the marks on the cloth!
Even so, Shen Le felt overwhelmed at the thought of taking so many photos, removing so many seams, and then sewing them back up.

Especially when he thought that in addition to all the sewing and mending, he also had to embroider a lot of flowers and sew a lot of beads, Shen Le felt that life was very dark and desperate...

Why did he choose this red wedding dress to repair?

Why not choose one, such as an object related to a master embroiderer, so that after restoration, a set of embroidery skills can be passed on seamlessly?

But it is too late to regret now. What's more, the relevant skills cannot be passed down by simply finding something to repair.

Shen Le struggled for a while between "asking the boss's wife for help and finding an expert embroidery worker to teach me" and "learning by myself by following the video and buying some Suzhou embroidery DIY kits to practice", and resolutely chose the third way:

"Can you help?"

He looked around expectantly.

The little ink fountain was originally watching happily, but when he heard the question, he immediately flew out of the ink line, dragged himself to the next room, and directed the woodworking tools to start working with a squeak;
The puppet jumped up, and used his ten wooden fingers to pick up the needle and thread the thread. He did it three or four times in a row, and the end of the thread passed perfectly one centimeter from the needle hole.
The compass flew out in a shower of water, which was of no use except to wet the cushions;
The dressing box flashed a colorful light, covering the cracks in the quilt. It seemed that every crack and every thin line had returned to its original position, but after the colorful light faded, it was still the original cracked appearance;
And the small oil lamp...

Shen Le didn't know what Xiao Youdeng was thinking. Anyway, the computer he placed on another table suddenly lit up. After a while, he turned it on...

Dongfang Bubai was sitting a few meters away from the embroidery frame. With a flick of his finger, the silver needle with the embroidery thread flew along the embroidery frame.

...While I'm working hard every day, what videos are you watching?

The little guys couldn't help, so Shen Le had to save himself. He held the copper piece in his hand and fell into meditation quietly:
"Copper piece, copper piece, can you at least help me?"

I don't expect you to help me embroider, nor do I expect you to reverse time and restore the red wedding dress to its new state. Well...

Can you give me a slightly more reliable skill?

The copper plate was silent, neither shining nor vibrating, and it did not even reveal its complete form - the form with the map engraved on it.

Shen Le had no choice but to circulate his internal energy over and over again, and outline the two patterns displayed on the copper piece over and over again.

Thanks to Lan Zhuang for his daily sketching teaching, thanks to the abundant water spirit that the sea has infused into me after repairing the compass, and thanks to him for his unremitting practice over the past few days.

At least now, he can accurately outline these two patterns in meditation and bless himself!

The first pattern is to make him more alert and expand his detection range, and the second pattern is to make his body lighter and more agile so that he can run faster.

Shen Le was thinking about it, hoping that the copper piece would be kind enough to give him another spell, a spell that he could use...

After repeating it for an unknown number of times, the copper sheet suddenly moved, and two more patterns shone brightly. Shen Le was delighted, there was hope!

The copper piece casts a spell again!
I hope I’ll be luckier this time and draw one that I can use!
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