Ms. Di (on the right
side) with her exquisite and sophisticated products of the brocade texture.
It was both a motivation and a dedication to open
her own textile factory a few years ago. The workshop recruited 6 other
colleagues to run the expert texture business. It is also a unique tourism
space of the craft village with its own decoration. Every step was handmade in
the workshop.
Sharing her experiences, Ms. Di said: "8 years
ago, when I and other colleagues attended a training course of JICA project
(Japan) to improve the skill, my belief in the traditional restoration of the
brocade texture was strengthened. The first products were usually sold through
Chieng Chau Brocade Texture Cooperative. After that, I split to open my own
factory and gathered the sisters in the village to participate. In addition to
maintaining the sale of products through Chieng Chau Brocade Texture
Cooperative , I would like to promote and introduce the textile products of my
ethnic to the world. It would be followed my own ideas in an active way.”
As the results of that, the textile factory
associated with tourism business to display the essentially weaved product of
Thai ethnic was opened by Ms. Di, a little girl with her great passion of the
texture. When coming to Di’s textile factory, the tourists often fell strange
and different. It can be confirmed that there is not any other similar textile
factories in Thai village (Mai Chau) to this one. Separating from the bustle and
trade of the village, tourists can visit, admire and blend into the Thai
culture space in the workshop. All products that are displayed and presented to
visitors are handmade.
Each product is also a creative dedication, 100%
of natural cotton - a suitable material with the environment. Ha Van Mung, a
head of Lac village says that there is only Di’s textile factory attracting
women to work in the village. It is also a combined model of the traditional
brocade texture and the effective and unique tourism.
The time spent on the texture is during the day
time, but the income is good. The average earnings is 3 million VND/ person/
month. The income is over 4 million VND a month with a highly qualified
workers.
Lac village is a tourism spot with more than 60 households
doing the brocade texture. The principal products there are imported from other localities,
weaved by machine with a low price. However, the majority of visitors,
especially the foreigners are just attracted by the traditionally cultural
values of the local brocade texture with the main character. Di’s textile
factory in association with the craft village tourism has met that need,
helping tourists to see with their own eyes, and to hear with their own ears”
and enjoy the real and lively brocade space of Thai ethnic./.
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