南京云锦（Nanjing Brocade），因其织品灿若云霞而得名，曾为元、明、清三朝（1206 - 1911）皇家御用品。其传统手工技艺传承至今不能被现代机器所取代，是中国丝织技艺最高水平的代表。2009年，南京云锦技艺入选《人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录》，公司亦被认定为“云锦源头传习基地”。
Nanjing brocade, which wins the name for its rosy cloud-like colors, was exclusively produced for the use of emperors in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty (1206-1911). Having been passed down so far, the traditional handicraft technique cannot be replaced by modern machines and represents the best weaving techniques in China. In 2009, the technique of Nanjing brocade was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and the company was also acknowledged as “Teaching and Learning Base of the Origin of Brocade”.
南京云锦技艺
Brocade Technology
南京云锦织造技艺是凭前人口传心授而传承下来的传统手工艺，其中“挑花结本”，即按古老的结绳记事方法，编成织造程序；“通经断纬”，即经线整体贯穿，而纬线则由不定数的彩绒拼接而成。工匠通过“挖花盘织”技艺在纬向同一梭道内可配织几十种彩纬，织出的面料达到“逐花异色”的效果。这种技艺还可以在同样的织机上通过不同装造可以织出平纹、斜纹、缎纹、纱罗等不同的地组织。
Nanjing Brocade weaving technology is a traditional handicraft passed down from the former generation by oral teaching and understanding within. For example, “picking flowers and knotting ground” is a weaving procedure according to the ancient recording method of knotting ropes; “connected warp and broken weft” means that the warp is complete, but the weft is made up of colorful velvet in indefinite quantity. Through the technique of “digging flowers and coiling weaving”, craftsmen can weave wefts in dozens of colors in the same weft shuttle lane, and the woven fabrics show the effect of “each flower in different color”. This technique can also weave different grounds such as plain, twill, satin and gauze on the same blank material.
云锦大花楼织机
Brocade Big-pattern Weaving Loom
大花楼木织机长5.6米，宽1.4米，高4米，灵巧实用，其环形循环花本为其独创。织造时，机楼上拽花工提升经线，相当于在敲电脑键盘，楼下织递相当于显示器，织手根据提起的经线，妆金敷彩。两个人默契配合，一天只能织5厘米左右，故有“寸锦寸金”之说。
Big-pattern Weaving Loom is 5.6 meters long, 1.4 meters wide and 4 meters high. It is subtle and practical, and the circular pattern repeat is an original creation. In the process of weaving, the florist on the loom lifts the warp, equivalent to typing on a computer keyboard, while the weaving surface under the loom is equivalent to the screen. The weaver makes up gold and colors on the lifted warp yarns. Two workers in tacit cooperation can only weave about 5 centimeters a day, so it is said that "brocade is as valuable as gold".
