A Talented Maker of Musical Instruments
We visited the musical instrument making workshop of Cao Ky Kinh in Thanh Cong Ward, Ba Dinh District of Hanoi where he was busy sawing a wood plate to make a two-string zither’s rod. Welcoming us to his house, Kinh took a bamboo flute and played it beautifully. The sounds went up and down, attracting our full attention.
An Artisan Who Makes Soulful Masks
For more than 20 years, Nguyen Van Bay has been familiar to many people in Ho Chi Minh City with his sunburn skin and long hair over his shoulders, riding an old bicycle loaded with masks for sale. He is a lovely man called by the locals “Old Mask Bay”.
Love in Pieu scarf of Thai women
The ethnic Black Thai of Vietnam’s northwestern region value the Pieu scarf as a symbol of love and an important clothing accessory for women. All Black Thai women can weave and embroider Pieu scarves.
Van Lam embroidery and lace village
Van Lam village in Ninh Binh province is one of the most famous embroidery craft villages in Vietnam. Its products are popular with consumers here and abroad.
Indigo fabric – the beauty of Nung costumes
Nung women teach their little girls to grow cotton trees, twine yarn, weave fabric, and embroider. In the Nung community, girls, who don’t know how to weave fabric and make clothes, will have a harder time finding husbands.
