{"id":8673,"date":"2024-02-21T18:22:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manosdeagua.com\/how-many-professionals-are-involved-in-creating-a-handcrafted-fan\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:41:24","slug":"how-many-professionals-are-involved-in-creating-a-handcrafted-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manosdeagua.com\/en\/how-many-professionals-are-involved-in-creating-a-handcrafted-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"How many professionals are involved in creating a handcrafted fan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The creation of a silk fan requires the collaboration of several crafts.<\/h4>\n\n

In the creation of a handcrafted fan,<\/strong> in the case of ManosdeAgua<\/a>, made of hand-painted natural silk, several artisan sectors are involved. Each professional plays a role in different parts of the process. <\/p>\n\n

For example, the fan’s frame<\/strong><\/a> is the wooden part composed of the base and the guides. The lower part of the frame, joined by a pin or ring and rosette, is the base<\/strong>, and the upper part where the leaf or fabric is glued is the guides.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

The fan’s measurements<\/h3>\n\n

The fan can vary in length and proportion between the base and the guides. Typically, we work with 14 to 6 inches, which corresponds to 27 to 19 cm fans or pocket fans. <\/strong>The number of ribs is even and can vary from 14 to 28. The two thickest ribs at the ends are the guards or outer ribs. The proportion between the base measurement and the total size of the fan can also vary. If they match in measurement, it’s called a playing card fan, which has no fabric. If there is no difference between the base and the guide on the guards, it’s called a dagger fan. The frame can be natural as it comes from the factory, or polished, lacquered, engraved, openwork, or painted.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

The type of material used for the frame can vary and come in many qualities. The most prized are mother-of-pearl, bone, and woods such as mahogany, rosewood, ebony, olive, bubinga, kotib\u00e9, birch, pear, and cedar. <\/p>\n\n

For the manufacture of the frame<\/strong>, rib makers or artisans working with wood, mother-of-pearl, or bone are involved, and for the finishing<\/strong>, polishers are involved, and depending on the finish, also engravers, openwork artisans, and lacquerers. <\/p>\n

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A post shared by ManosDeAgua por Silvia Ramos (@manosdeaguaseda)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n