Located in Thuong Tin district, about 25 kilometers south of Hanoi, Quat Dong embroidery craft village is considered the cradle of embroidery in Vietnam with its brand name famous throughout the northern region and nationwide.
Quat Dong embroidery village attracts people from other localities to study the trade (Photo: VNA)
Quat Dong embroidery village attracts people from other localities to study the trade (Photo: VNA)
It usually takes the artisans 3-4 days to finish a picture (Photo: VNA)
The process of drawing embroidery patterns on the fabric is very difficult, so the artisans almost have to be painters at the same time (Photo: VNA)
Artisan of Quat Dong embroidery artisan introduces Ha Long Bay's natural landscape painting to international friends (Photo: VNA)
A group of embroidery artisans in central Thua Thien-Hue province has long embraced the demanding Japanese market, with more than 2,000 embroidered kimonos exported to Kyoto each year.
Artist Lee Jeong-hee from the Republic of Korea is visiting Vietnam for the first time, to showcase her embroidered paintings at an exhibition in Hanoi.
Workshop on Thai ethnic hand embroidery, an heirloom technique mastered by Thai ethnic artisans in Quy Chau disrtict, the central province of Nghe An, will be held on July 1.
Since Vietnam became a republic in 1945, many craft villages have moved away from their traditional sources of income. One start-up business is trying to update and maintain the 300-year-old craft of embroidery to meet contemporary needs.
The Vietnam Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2019 will take place from March 22-24 at Hanoi Bach Thao (Botanical) Park, featuring 15 collections by 14 designers from Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City.
Just 25km from Ha Noi’s city centre, Quat Dong Village is renowned as the cradle of the traditional embroidery. The countryside is peaceful with a thousand-year history.