(HBO) - From only embroidery and dressmaking, the brocade products of Ms. Lo Thi Kiu are now widely known. The variety of handmade embroidery products has contributed to preserving traditional culture and becoming a profession that brings stable income for women members.
Ms. Lo Thi Kiu brought brocade weaving to
tourists when coming to Mai Chau.
Brocade is an indispensable product in the
life of Thai ethnic people in Mai Chau. The brocades of Thai ethnic people are
famous for beautiful with colorful patterns. With the main colors such as
green, white, red, gray, etc., Ms. Lo Thi Kiu in Tong village, Tong Dau commune
has blended bold and light colors to be more suitable for the ideas for each
product. The layout of brocade patterns varied, creating brocades with unique
shapes. Patterns often put into embroidery on the products are familiar images of
life, blending with clouds, sky, and water scenery.
From the brocade cloth, Ms. Lo Thi Kiu
skillfully sewed into blankets, tablecloths, bed sheets, curtains, cup-shaped
dishes that looked very formal and polite. In recent years, the brocade market
has become more and more diversified and abundant, so Ms. Kiu's products are
more and more popular with customers.
12 years of weaving experiences, creating
jobs for 10 local workers, Ms. Kiu's brocade weaving facility is the handmade
product of women members in the commune, which is both economic and cultural
value. So far, Ms. Lo Thi Kiu has exported her products to Brazil and the US,
exporting more than 1,000 products for each time. Every year, it brings nearly
300 million VND in revenue.
Ms. Kiu always wants the locality to pay
attention and create conditions for the development of brocade weaving as a
solution to develop the economy and preserve the traditional career of the
nation. In addition, she also wants the locality to have more comprehensive
policies on vocational training, capital support to help women develop
production and expand product consumption.
In recent years, efforts to care for and support a contingent of ethnic minority officials have been prioritised to strengthen local leadership and foster development in ethnic minority areas in Hoa Binh province.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
