PROJECTS & ARTISANS
- Ethnic Groups
- The black Hmong - Lao Chai, Sa Pa, Lao Cai
- The Thai Thanh, Ky Son district, Nghe An province.
- Hmong in Y Ty, Bat Xat, Lao Cai
- Hmong - Bao Lam, Cao Bang
- Nung U - Xin Man - Ha Giang
- Hmong - Sansaho, Sapa
- Khmer - Tinh bien, An Giang
- Lolo - Meo Vac, Ha Giang
- Muong - Lac son, Hoa Binh
- Nung - Cao loc, Lang son
- Ta Oi - Aluoi, Hue
- Thai - Con Cuong, Nghe an
- Thai - Ky Son, Nghe an
- Thai - Mai Chau, Hoa binh
- Thai - Quy Chau, Nghe an
- Thai - Yen Chau, Son la
- Thai Lao - Na Sang, Dien bien
- Xa Pho - Sapa, Lao cai
- Hmong - Quan ba, Ha Giang
- Hmong - Mai Chau, Hoa binh
- Hmong - Ky son, Nghe an
- Hmong - Bat Xat, Laocai
- Hmong - Taphin, Sapa
- Hmong - Talacao, Dien bien
- Hmong - Mu cang chai, Yen bai
- Dao - Tien yen, Quang Ninh
- Dao - Mai chau, Hoa Binh
- Dao - Taphin, Sapa
- Chau ma, Bungor, Lam dong
- Catu - Quang Nam
- Traditional Villages
- Disadvantaged Groups
The Thai Lao group in Dien Bien Province
The Thai Lao group is located in Nua Ngam Commune, Dien Bien. In 2003, this group was supported by a program from The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in which the result is a very nice series of photos displaying at the Museum. After that exhibition, the villagers expressed their wishes to have more training support in management, product development and marketing so that they could revive their traditional skills and earn more income through textile production. Based on this wish, Craft Link decided to work with the group under one new project cooperated with Unesco.
Through the first assessment trip in the project, Craft Link realized that some of the weavers had very good skills in weaving traditional textile, while some others did not remember the technique at all. What’s more, their dyeing skill and silk treating skill were being lost. So, through a series of trainings during the three years 2005-2007, Craft Link has helped this group to keep alive their tradition. At the same time, their textile products are introduced widely, not only in domestic market, but also to the US market through international exhibitions.