(Baonghean.vn) - To have a beautiful outfit, Thai women really have to work hard and elaborately, requiring not only perseverance and skillful hands, but also sophistication and aesthetic sense.
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| The process of producing traditional brocade products of Thai ethnic women goes through many stages. First is planting, caring for and harvesting cotton. The cotton bolls are separated, then a tool is used to pluck the cotton fibers to make them fluffy and soft, into a rough form. This operation is often compared to "a one-handed artist playing a musical instrument". In the photo: Thai ethnic women in Xieng village, Mon Son commune (Con Cuong) perform the cotton plucking stage. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The cotton is then put into a rolling machine to create a bond between the cotton fibers. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| After rolling, the cotton is rolled into small balls and then used to pull them into long fibers. This process requires skillful and skillful hands, otherwise the cotton fibers will break or become uneven in size. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| After the cotton is spun, it is fed into the spinning wheel to spin the cotton into thread. When spinning the wheel, the hand must be steady and rhythmic between the spinning hand and the spinning wheel so that the thread will be evenly stretched and the yarn will be strong enough to be easily woven into fabric. After that, the yarn is rolled into large rolls. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| To make the fabric colorful, before weaving, people go into the forest to find some plants, boil them until the water has color, then dip the thread into the water for about 30 minutes, then dry it. Each type of plant has a color, to have many colors, people often use many different types of plants or mix them to mix colors according to folk experience. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The yarn is soaked in color and dried, ensuring its firmness, toughness, durability and strength, and will be strung on the loom to weave the fabric according to the weaver's wishes. The weaving process also requires dexterity of the hands, rhythm of the feet and sophistication of the eyes to create products with smooth lines, harmonious colors and sophisticated patterns. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Because of the ingenuity, skill and sophistication, the brocade weaving products of Thai ethnic women not only meet their clothing needs but are also favored and sought after by tourists. Photo: Cong Kien |
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