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
Traditional costume of white Mong in Y Ty include the decorated exquisitely rectangular neck shirt section, short pants to calves, sleek black leggings, wrapped several layers of scarf round on top and an apron. Aprons are decorated meticulously with the main section applique sewed large rectangular pattern horizontally and a coupled of smaller rectangular pieces along both sides. A waist connected to the apron has each of three squares which are very fussy embroidered with diversity patterns of spirals by applique techniques. The pieces of plain red fabric are interspersed between these squares, with only a few of white lines embroideried vertically.
Traditional motifs on the costumes of white HMong in Y Ty are created and inspired from the familiar items in life like a comb, hole of sewing needle, a snail, flower and melon seeds ... Their embroidery technique is also very sophisticated, including the spiral by applique techniques and multiplier sign embroideried. The traditional patterns are always dark tones, not too showy with large markings, but attract people look particularly by extremely delicate and picky embroidery lines...
With the support of Craft Link and the Women's Union of Lao Cai province, Bat Xat district and Y Ty commune, white Mong group in Y Ty has been involved in a development handicraft project from 2014 to 2016 in order to improve the economic life, preserve traditional culture and raise awareness to the community. CRAFT LINK provided training courses to this group on preserving traditional embroidery skill, sewing, hand sewing finishing skill to the group members and group management skills, book keeping and marketing skills to the management board ... The new product was developed entirely based on traditional motifs of the Mong costumes here and there is high value of use in daily life ...