How to make bookmarks in a simple and beautiful ancient style is as follows:
1. The materials you need to prepare are: a 70cm colorful cotton thread, a ceramic bead, two small colorful pineapple knots, Two bead holders, an iron ring, and a metal bookmark handle.
2. Fold the line in half. Then fold the line through the circle and tighten it. Pass one end of thread B over the other end of thread A. Then continue to circle from the outside in, and then come out from the new circle. Pull the string tight. Circle again from the outside in and exit through the new circle. Pull the string tight.
3. Repeat the previous step to knit the pullover knot. Until the circle is completely wrapped. The two threads are knotted and fixed. Pass through the bookmark handle together. The left line is looped from bottom to top, and the well passes under the line.
4. Circle the right line from bottom to top, first press and then pick out. Tighten the string and adjust the knot. Merge the two strands together through the ceramic bead and separate the tail strands. Then thread small colorful pineapple knots and beads into the ends of the thread, tie them in place, and the antique bookmark is completed.
The origin and function of bookmarks:
Bookmarks originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when they were called "toothpicks". Made of bamboo slices, whenever you see a very important place in the scroll, you will insert a "toothpick" at one end of the book for easy viewing later. When the scroll book was converted into a foldable book, the use of the bookmark became even greater. After the Song Dynasty, people became more and more particular about bookmarks. Sometimes they would handwrite sentences such as mottos on the bookmarks. This is why today's bookmarks are printed with poetic aphorisms, famous sayings and decorative pictures.
Now, we not only use bookmarks to mark reading progress, but also use them to record reading experiences and write comments. The combination of bookmarks and books echoes the principles of traditional Chinese aesthetics. Just like wearing a suit with a tie, a book with a bookmark is a complete book.