Mong ethnic minority people exhibit traditional weaving
Thursday, 01/11/2012 08:51 (GMT+7)
(CPV) – The weaving of cloth from flax has been established for a very long time. Any mature Mong ethnic minority woman knows how to weave flax into fiber to make clothes, serving their families’ daily demand. To make clothes, Mong ethnic minority women have to undertake painstaking steps.
Flax weaving and cloth making not only shows cleverness, creativity, and skill but also indicates the talent and morals of the women. In addition, flax cloth brings important significance to Mong ethnic minority people’s spiritual life.
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Flax plays a very important role for Mong ethnic minority people. It is considered a very useful material for cloth weaving and favoured by Mong people. Perhaps it cannot be replaced by any other materials. |
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The shell of flax trees is separated into small fibers and then soaked to make them whiter. |
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After that, flax thread is put into a rotation tool, twisted into rolls before being placed into the weaving frames. |
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Weaving flax thread based on the traditional manual method. |
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Creating patterns on the cloth to make the costume more beautiful. |
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Each pattern is designed painstakingly. |
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Wax is used to print patterns on the cloth. |
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Mong ethnic minority people use natural materials to make typical
colours on the cloth. |
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From raw flax materials, the precise weaving of Mong ethnic minority women completes traditional products. |
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The traditional cultural values of Mong ethnic minority people contributes to diversifying the culture of the Vietnamese group community. |