First Pair Of Hemp Woven Shoes

In 1980s, put on a pair of Xiaoshan.

The first pair of hemp weaving shoes is made in France.

The introduction of Xiaoshan hemp weaving process can not be avoided without mentioning a "originator" character, Feng Guanhai.

Feng Guanhai is 63 years old. He is respected by people in the industry.

It was Mr. Feng and his colleagues who made the first linen in Xiaoshan.

At the end of October 1979, Feng's master's shoe factory in Xiaoshan received an order from a French company to manufacture flax craft shoes.

"At that time, Xiaoshan was one of the three key production counties in the country.

Although the production of linen, but the use of linen shoes, but no precedent. "

Feng said, as a sample designer in the factory, he and his colleague's task is to produce the identical hemp weaving shoes according to the sample shoes provided by the customers.

After their research and exploration, they finally found the method of making: after picking up the hemp, they were made into hemp thread and woven into sole and shoe edges.

The stems are ground into powder and pressed into heels.

It is also equipped with colorful and varied styles of upper.

This kind of flax craft shoes, each pair is only five or six or two, but is durable, beautiful and generous. It has been praised by the industry, and has been described as "like a painting boat, but a slight step cloud".

To this end, the factory has also registered a trademark, taking the meaning of "sole wind", known as "Sheng Feng card".

It was once popular in more than 50 countries and regions.

In 1980, Xiaoshan hemp weaving craft shoes were first exported and won the favor of foreign businessmen.

Since then, orders have increased from several hundred thousand pairs a year to several million pairs.

In 1984, Xiaoshan linen craft shoes were awarded the first prize of excellent design and creation of the China Arts and crafts 100 flowers award of the Ministry of light industry.

It is popular in more than 50 countries and regions around the world.

During this period, the Xiaoshan leather shoes factory was renamed the Zhejiang shoe factory and became the largest exporters of foreign trade in Xiaoshan in the early 1980s and early 90s.

At that time, ordinary people were proud to wear a pair of Xiaoshan linen craft shoes, and even stars such as Lang Ping and Qin Yi were specially made to order.

"Gong Xue, who won the best actress in the 1984 annual award of flowers, flew to Xiaoshan from Shanghai, and bought 40 pairs of craft shoes. Besides herself, she also presented gifts to domestic and foreign counterparts as gifts.

At that time, Lang Ping, Zhang Rongfang, Zhou Xiaolan and other national women's volleyball girls made 200 pairs of craft shoes at one time.

Recollection of Jin aren, deputy director of Zhejiang shoe factory.

The main channels for the farmers to become rich in Puyang

With the hot selling of Xiaoshan linen craft shoes, all kinds of hemp craft shoes enterprises have sprung up like mushrooms.

Among them, Puyang town is the most concentrated.

In 1996, after the disintegration of Zhejiang craft shoe factory, Puyang town became one of the main production base of craft shoes in China.

Now, in Puyang Town, no matter which village you enter, you can see villagers sewing their soles, beads and embroidery flowers at their own doors.

The family processing industry extended by these craft shoes industry has become the main channel for Puyang farmers to increase their income.

According to statistics, at present, there are 124 shoe factories and supporting enterprises in the whole town, which solve over 8000 surplus labor force in the whole town, and the annual output exceeds 30 million pairs in 2007, all exported to the European and American markets, with a total output value of 500 million yuan.

Setting up professional training successors

Wang Jianglin, President of the Xiaoshan craft shoes industry association, said that the industry is lacking in professional and technical personnel.

Only by training more professionals can Xiaoshan's hemp processing enterprises go further.

To this end, last year, the association and Xiaoshan third vocational high school cooperation, opened a footwear design professional, one of the courses is hemp weaving technology.

"Schools are responsible for teaching students' theory of shoemaking, providing enterprises with practice and employment."

Wang Jianglin said that at present, the profession has recruited about 80 people in the two session, and the first batch of students will go to work next year.

In the future, these local designers will be responsible for the inheritance and development of Xiaoshan linen weaving process, and spread the Xiaoshan linen craft shoes to all parts of the world.