First, silk antique bookmarks
The first way to make antique bookmarks is to use traditional silk fabrics. First, choose a piece of silk or linen with good texture and cut it into a shape suitable for bookmark size. Sew it with thread to form a small bag.
You can add some small objects, such as spices, small carvings or dried flowers, to increase the interest and practicality of bookmarks. Finally, embroider some antique patterns or characters on bookmarks with silk thread to increase their artistic sense.
Second, ancient sawdust bookmarks
The second way to make antique bookmarks is to use bamboo or sawdust. Choose a piece of bamboo or wood chip and polish it into a shape suitable for bookmark size. Draw or carve antique patterns on bamboo or wood chips with a brush or carving knife, such as landscapes, flowers and birds, figures, etc.
Pigment or paint can be used for coloring to increase the color and three-dimensional sense of the pattern. Fix bamboo chips or sawdust in the corresponding position of the book with a thread, and you can become an antique bookmark.
Third, paper ancient bookmarks.
The third way to make antique bookmarks is to use paper and paper-cutting technology. Choose a piece of paper with good texture and cut it into a shape suitable for bookmark size. Draw or write antique patterns or characters on paper with a brush or colored pen. Cut out patterns or characters with scissors to form paper-cut works.
Paste the paper-cut works on the back of the bookmark, and then fix them in the corresponding position of the book with thread, and you can become an antique bookmark. This bookmark is not only artistic, but also simple to make, which is very suitable for people who like to make it by hand.
The Origin and Function of Bookmarks
First, the origin of bookmarks
Bookmarks originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, it was called "Tooth Plum", mostly made of ivory. During the Northern Song Dynasty, letterpress printing began to be widely used. Bookmarks in this period are paper or silk strips attached to the book cover to write the name of the book, also known as "buoys".
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, paperback books prevailed, and bookmarks evolved into "small slices" sandwiched in books as markers of reading progress, giving birth to the embryonic form of modern bookmarks.
Second, the role of bookmarks
The main function of bookmarks is to facilitate reading, mark where you read and record the reading progress. If it is a bookmark for a friend, it can be understood that they are both book friends. Bookmark pictures are random and have a wide range of sources, and many things can be bookmarked. In addition to graphic content, art bookmarks are often innovative in materials and shapes.
There are many kinds of bookmarks nowadays, including paper bookmarks, metal bookmarks and customized bookmarks of various shapes. Bookmarks are more convenient than folding books, and the damage to books is lower. Compared with other ways, bookmarks are a very convenient way to remember page numbers.