Ethnic girls preserve brocade weaving in the highlands
Traditional costumes are one of the cultural heritages, bearing distinctive characteristics of the Red Dao ethnic group in Lam Binh that need to be preserved and promoted. Through the skillful hands of ethnic artisans, each brocade looks like a work of art. All brocaded products are made from natural materials by hand. Like the Tinh – a music instrument of the Tay, the brocade accompanies the ethnic group throughout their life. Weaving a product requires many stages, and it sometimes takes several months to complete a product. The main raw material for weaving is cotton. Cotton after being harvested is dried. Yarn spinning must be done by hand so that the thread is even, beautiful and smooth. After the spinning process, people cook porridge with sticky rice and put the fibers into the thick porridge to make them soft. Artisan Phung Thi Tam of the Dao ethnic group, says it takes months to embroider a complete tradit...