The Pentium Era - South to North

At around twelve o'clock, Xiao Zhao saw Zhang Chen hurried in from outside with two pieces of cloth on his right shoulder and a lunch box in his left hand. Xiao Zhao quickly stood up and took the lunch box from his hand.

Zhang Chen put the fabric on his shoulder on the ground, and Xiao Zhao asked, "Did you come in?"

"No, the boss gave it to me and he asked me to take it back for proofing."

"What's the use of this fabric? It doesn't look good at all." Xiao Zhao said, "What do you want to use it for?"

Zhang Chen shook his head and said, I don’t know either. Anyway, it was given by the boss. If it doesn’t work, the curtains can be made in the factory.

Xiao Zhao couldn't help but laugh: "When did you become so greedy?"

Zhang Chen was speechless. He tried hard to recall why his heart had moved when he was in Wang Hainiao's shop.

Xiao Zhao started eating noodles, while Zhang Chen sat aside and stared at the fabric on the ground in a daze.

He lifted up the slub fabric with his hands. Because it contained too much ice silk, the fabric had a very good hanging feel. But because of this, it was almost impossible to shape. No matter what style you made, it would always be soft. Yes, even with the adhesive lining added, Zhang Chen probably couldn't shape it. Maybe it wasn't used as a clothing fabric when it was produced.

Its weaving method is very simple, that is, warp and weft weaving. The yarn is very thick and has a rough feeling. At the very top of the fabric, the weft yarn has come off and is hanging on the ground. Zhang Chen pulled it off with his hands, revealing the exposed warp yarn. , it becomes a rough edge.

Zhang Chen had an idea and continued to pull off the second weft yarn, the third and the fourth... After pulling more than a dozen weft yarns, the warp yarns that lost the weft yarns formed a thread-like effect of about one inch. This effect stimulated Zhang Chen In the morning, he took out a pair of scissors from the drawer and cut a piece of fabric about one meter long.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao said, stand up.

Xiao Zhao looked at him, not knowing what he was going to do, but she still stood up. Zhang Chen put the piece of fabric on Xiao Zhao's body and couldn't help laughing.

He saw that the hanging feeling of this piece of fabric was so good. Even with a big belly like Xiao Zhao around her body, she seemed to be much slimmer. The color of this fabric, the simple weave, and the drawing of the hem gave it a special feeling. Zhang Chen immediately understood that if he was on the mannequin and used draping, he could make a unique piece of clothing.

Although Zhang Chen still doesn't know what the final product will look like, he has already found the feeling.

Looking at the linen wick strip fabric, Zhang Chen seems to know how to use it. The general linen fabric is flat and rarely has such a three-dimensional feeling. Its shape is very similar to corduroy, but it is stiffer than corduroy. The texture of hemp is perfect for casual wear. Even using it to make pants and skirts, Zhang Chen feels that it will be better than corduroy.

With such a large inventory of these two fabrics, Zhang Chen could almost conclude that the most likely reason for them was that the foreigner canceled the order after placing the order, so the manufacturer had no choice but to get rid of them.

When foreigners placed orders at that time, they were probably not for clothing fabrics, but for decorative soft furnishings. Because of this, no one thought of using them to make clothing.

But Zhang Chen feels that no matter what kind of fabric it is, as long as it finds the right form, it can be turned into a good clothing fabric and achieve unexpected effects. A few years ago, no one used cotton quilts with red and green flowers to make clothing, which was very popular. For a while?

Zhang Chen stood up and said to Xiao Zhao, "I want to go back to the factory."

The factory is closed today and no one is working. Xiao Zhao knows that Zhang Chen is back in the factory now. He must have thought of something and wants to go back to make clothes. Xiao Zhao agreed.

Zhang Chen carried the two pieces of fabric on the ground onto his shoulders and left.

The entire factory was empty. It was a rare holiday. The workers either went to the streets or went to the city. Zhang Chen saw that only Lao Wan was taking a nap on the cutting bed.

Lao Wan's dormitory is on the second floor of a simple room. At this time in the afternoon, the room is as hot as a steamer, and even the wind blown by the fan is hot.

Zhang Chen reached out and patted the cutting bed. Lao Wan woke up and saw that it was Zhang Chen. He quickly sat up. Zhang Chen asked him, "Where are Zhao Zhigang and Zhao Zhilong?"

"They seem to have gone to the street." Lao Wan said sleepily.

"Go find them for me."

Lao Wan Yi Gulu rolled off the cutting bed, and when he got to the door, he went to ride a tricycle. Zhang Chen asked curiously, "Why are you riding a tricycle?"

"I'll go get them back."

"Okay, go ahead."

Zhang Chen went to the sample room, took the mannequin, surrounded the piece of bamboo linen around the mannequin, inserted ball-point needles one by one, fixed it on the mannequin, then took the scissors, cut off the excess part cut off.

He took out his sketchbook and looked at the mannequin as he drew. The fabric was too soft, and the eyelets and buttons would wrinkle and hang easily. Zhang Chen decided that the whole dress would not need a single button, and would be all like a nightgown. , with a lace up.

He first considered the straps and thought he could use brown suede pig leather straps or make straps out of the same fabric.

However, the pig leather strap is harder than this fabric. Zhang Chen is not sure whether the place where it is fixed will warp. Zhang Chen thinks it is better to use the same fabric to make straps, but the fabric is too soft. Even if it is used as a strap, The adhesive lining is ironed inside, which may be okay at first, but after washing it, it will deform and stretch longer and longer.

Zhang Chen quickly thought of how to solve this problem. He used the cloth rope from the car to braid into a thick braid and used it as a strap. The problem was solved, and the effect was better than a single cloth strap.

There was the clatter of a tricycle outside, as well as the voices of Zhao Zhigang, Zhao Zhilong and Caidi. Zhang Chen walked out and saw Lao Wan driving the three of them back. The three people climbed down from the tricycle, carrying several Plastic bags, Caidi and Zhang Chen said:

"I will cook authentic Sichuan food tonight and let Xiao Zhao eat it together."

Zhang Chen said okay, please remember to remind me to pick up Xiao Zhao at 5:30.

He was worried that when he got busy, he would forget about picking up people again.

Zhao Zhigang and Zhao Zhilong walked to the sample room. Zhang Chen told them what he wanted. Zhao Zhilong immediately got busy, rolling cloth ropes and braiding braids. Zhao Zhigang picked up the scissors and trimmed the cloth on the mannequin more reasonably. , especially the armpits, front collar and back.

He told Zhang Chen that in these areas, the adhesive lining and patches must be ironed inside, otherwise the shape would not be formed, and Zhang Chen agreed.

After Zhao Zhilong braided the braid, he rolled up the entire piece of cloth except for the hem. The two pieces of door guard and back were ironed with adhesive lining. In order to prevent cracking, instead of using paper lining, he used cloth lining. Add a layer of patches and a circle shape will appear.

There are no buttons. The strap is worn on the shoulders. The two front panels are folded over each other. A cloth belt is sewn on the inner one. The cloth belt goes to the left and goes through a buttonhole in the left waist of the front panel. It goes around the back and the front panel. A strip of cloth goes to the right, and the strips on the right waist and back piece meet together, and tie a knot——

A cloak doesn’t look like a cloak, a windbreaker doesn’t look like a windbreaker, and a dress doesn’t look like a dress. It can be worn with a shirt or a T-shirt. When untied, it becomes a piece of cloth. When worn on a person, it becomes a complete garment. piece of clothing.

Zhang Chen and Zhao Zhigang asked Caidi to come over and see if there was anyone else. Call them all.

Everyone else went out to play, only Caidi came, and Lao Wan followed.

Zhang Chen asked Caidi to try it on. After Caidi put it on, everyone thought it was good. After Caidi took it off, Zhang Chen and Lao Wan said, "Put it on and have a look." Lao Wan was surprised and asked if Zhang Chen As if he was joking, he put it on, and then Zhao Zhigang, Zhao Zhilong and Zhang Chen tried it on.

Zhang Chen looked at this thing and thought to himself, you really don't pick on people, no matter how tall, short, fat or thin, now you don't even pick on men and women.

Zhang Chen felt that this work was completed.

Zhao Zhigang doesn't need to draw on the cardboard. He just needs to put the entire piece of cloth on the cardboard and trace it. He doesn't even need to put the size.

Zhao Zhigang cut out a piece of wick strip fabric and a piece of paper lining. He ironed the back of the cloth with an iron. He turned it around and told Zhang Chen that this fabric was good and could even be used for casual suits.

Zhang Chen nodded, feeling confident. He sat down, took a pen and paper and started designing. Only when Caidi came to call him did he realize that it was already half past five and he needed to pick up Xiao Zhao.

Zhang Chen stood up and looked at the half-designed work. He felt that he really couldn't leave. So far, everything had gone smoothly. He was worried that his ideas would be evaporated by the sun and sweat after a round and round.

He walked to the door and called Lao Wan. Lao Wan ran over. Zhang Chen gave him the bicycle key and told him, go to the stall to pick up Xiao Zhao.

Lao Wan agreed. He didn't take the key from Zhang Chen's hand. He turned around and went to the back road. He took out a chair and put it in the bucket of the tricycle. Zhang Chen couldn't help laughing when he saw it. This treatment is comparable to that of a bicycle. good.

Zhang Chen returned to the sample room and continued designing. By the time Lao Wan picked up Xiao Zhao, he had already designed a series of clothes. He designed a set of long skirt covers, a set of trousers covers, and a pair of linings. dress, a windbreaker, and a pair of linen overalls.

The three-faced outfit in front also has a name now. They call it the beggar's outfit.

In this way, the entire six-piece linen collection is complete.

After dinner, Caidi also helped to make sample clothes. By about 11 o'clock in the evening, all the sample clothes were ready. Zhang Chen asked Caidi to call five female workers, including Caidi herself, to put on all the sample clothes. ,stand in a line.

Zhao Zhigang and Xiao Zhao both said it looked good, but Zhang Chen frowned, always feeling that something was missing.

Zhang Chen didn't agree, so the six people naturally didn't dare to take off their sample clothes. They stood there for more than ten minutes. They couldn't bear it anymore. Caidi looked at Xiao Zhao for help, and Xiao Zhao quickly said to Zhang Chen: " Hey, boss, can they take off their clothes?"

Only then did Zhang Chen wake up and see those people still standing in a row, and quickly said, "Okay, okay, thank you."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out without saying a word. People here looked at each other, not knowing what he was doing.

Caidi asked Xiao Zhao: "Is the boss angry?"

"No way." Xiao Zhao said, "This is nothing, why are you angry?"

Lao Wan walked in, and Zhao Zhigang asked him, where did you see the boss going?

Lao Wan said: "He was riding his bicycle, as if he was going home."

Xiao Zhao stood there, feeling even more baffled. How could such a thing happen? He left me here and went home by himself?

Xiao Zhao's expression turned bad immediately. When Caidi saw it, she quickly came over and said, "Come on, Xiao Zhao, I'll walk back with you."

The two of them walked to the yard outside and saw Zhang Chen coming back on his bicycle. When he saw them, Zhang Chen asked Xiao Zhao: "Where are you going?"

Xiao Zhao said angrily: "Where did you go just now?"

"I went home to get pens and paints."

"What are you doing with this?"

"draw."

"Painting? Now?"

"Yes, don't you think this series is a bit too plain when put together?" Zhang Chen asked.

When Zhang Chen said this, others also felt that there was something about it. The beige colors were lined up there, which was indeed a bit dazzling.

Zhang Chen took out the long skirt suit and the windbreaker, mixed a crimson color in the color palette, and started painting with a pen.

Small bridges, flowing water, weeping willows, grasshopper boats with pointed ends, cornices, attics, flower windows, bluestone alleys and Timi Wharf, the scenery of a Jiangnan water town soon appeared on clothes.

Everyone watching around applauded.

"You're crazy." Xiao Zhao said with a smile, "This is a big deal. If you paint one piece at a time, aren't you still painting stupidly?"

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. I will find a printing factory and use screen printing."