Unique 'paintings' on brocade fabric of Thai people in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of their free time, women in the highlands of Tuong Duong spend time on embroidery and brocade weaving. With their skillful hands, Thai women have created extremely eye-catching "paintings".
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After each planting and harvesting season, in Thai villages, it is easy to see women sitting and meticulously embroidering skirts, belts, and head scarves. In the photo, women from Cay Me village, Thach Giam commune (Tuong Duong) take the time to embroider skirts. |
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Mrs. Vang Thi Trong in Cay Me village, Thach Giam commune is known as a beautiful dress embroiderer. She said: "In the village, there are many people who know how to embroider and embroider very beautifully, so people from other localities come to order embroidery." |
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| "Embroidery is not difficult, but it requires the embroiderer to be industrious and hard-working, as well as have skillful hands and good imagination" - said Ms. Lo Thi Lan in Mac village, Thach Giam commune. |
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A woman is diligently working with needle and thread to create a colorful brocade. They can be considered as artists who create unique patterns and shapes. It takes from 3 days to 1 week to complete a skirt depending on the complexity. |
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| In addition to skillful hands, the embroiderer must also have a rich imagination to create a beautiful brocade "picture". |
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| Thai women often stylize images associated with daily life such as the moon, the sun, trees, flowers, animals, shapes... to embroider on skirts, belts, and head scarves. However, each person has their own imagination, so the products are very diverse in expression. |
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| From the colors to the patterns, it shows the meticulousness and ingenuity of the embroiderer. Each product has its own value, not only used for clothing or simple exchange and trade, but also deeper, it is the cultural value of the Thai ethnic group in the Western region of Nghe An. |
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| To have such eye-catching traditional costumes, Thai women have to spend a lot of time and effort. Each brocade product is considered a very unique work of art. |