Vietnamese silk is highly valued in the world for its special qualities even though the country is not a global silk hub. International Silk Union Secretary General Fei Jianming agreed that “Vietnam’s silk industry has the best foundation among Southeast Asian nations with its thousand-year-old craft villages.
Silkworm cocoons – raw material for silk production. (Photo: VNA)
A foreign visitor to Van Phuc silk village in Hanoi explores how a silkworm produces silk fibers. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Nam people still keep the traditional techniques of making silk from worms, which date to about nearly 500 years ago. (Photo: VNA)
Joining fibers while weaving, a sophisticated technique. (Photo: VNA)
Beautiful silk made in Quang Nam. (Photo: VNA)
High-class silk produced by Ma Chau silk village. (Photo: VNA)
A machine weaving quality silk to make kimonos in Bao Loc. (Photo: VNA)
Bao Loc silk is made on advanced production lines. (Photo: VNA)
Rolls of fibers for weaving silk. (Photo: VNA)
High-grade silk made in Van Phuc village (Photo: VNA)
Starting from March, red silk-cotton flowers bloom brilliantly on the rocky plateau of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, creating a stunning scenery in the borderland.
Being made of the best silk fibers with secret techniques of the Vietnamese people in combination with a different way of thought from Switzerland, DeSilk’s products demonstrate the aspiration of a Vietnamese woman, who wishes to highlight made-in-Vietnam silk products on the world map of silk.
Co Chat Silk Village in Phuong Dinh commune in the northern province of Nam Dinh’s Truc Ninh district is considered the cradle of producing the best quality of silk thread.