1, choose bamboo, choose the right bamboo as the umbrella rib, this process is also called bamboo.
2. Make the skeleton, cut the umbrella ribs into appropriate shapes, and make a complete skeleton through a series of technical treatments such as water immersion and sun exposure, and finally through drilling, splicing and threading.
3. Umbrella cover: stick the pre-cut paper on the skeleton, trim, shape and expose.
4. Drawing: Draw a pattern on the umbrella surface and dry it.
5, oiling, that is, brush the cooked tung oil on the umbrella surface, let it stand, and use it after it is completely dried.
The traditional production of oil-paper umbrella is very complicated, and all the process steps depend on the manual production of craftsmen. According to different scenes, there will be corresponding patterns on the oil-paper umbrella. For example, in traditional wedding occasions, when the bride gets off the sedan chair, Xi Niang will take a red oiled paper umbrella to shield the bride from evil spirits. Oil-paper umbrella was introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty, so it was called Tang umbrella in early Japan.