Where is Lung Tam linen weaving village?
Lung Tam brocade weaving village in Ha Giang is located not far from Quan Ba heaven gate, Hop Tien village of Lung Tam commune is home to the H’mong (Mong) co-president with a long-standing brocade weaving profession. Dat Lung Tam is a small valley located between four rocky mountains and has the Miem river flowing through.
How to go to Lung Tam linen weaving village?
How to go to Lung Tam village: When you start to leave Ha Giang city, you go about 50km to the twin mountains and Quan Ba heaven gate. After that, follow the pass through Tam Son town, then go through Tam Son gas station for a few more kilometers, then come to a place called Cua Tay Ao in Coc Ma village (there are 7 crabs). At the 7th turn, turn right onto the small road leading to Lung Tam Ha Giang.
What’s interesting about Lung Tam linen weaving village?
Linen weaving in Lung Tam Ha Giang is a traditional craft with a long history, not only bringing income to households in Lung Tam village but also contributing to preserving the traditional cultural values of the village. Hmong people.
Lung Tam linen weaving village produces a variety of products such as clothes, wallets, towels, blankets, tablecloths, brocade bags, decorative panels, pillowcases… The highlight of the products is 100% linen material. and is made by hand according to the manual method from the past to the present day.
The main raw material for making brocade panels is from flax fibers. The flax plants are grown in the commune or the vicinity and carefully selected, after soaking and plucking, they will separate into small fibers.
Next, the H’mong women will boil and steam the flax fibers to soften. The dyeing stitch is also very special. All colors are made from forest leaves such as tea, guava or brown roots or other types of wood without any industrial chemicals.
They believe that flax is a guide for the dead to return to their ancestors and reincarnate as a human. For the Hmong, linen weaving also shows dexterity, hard work and becomes one of the criteria for evaluating a woman’s talent and virtue.
The linen weaving products of the Lung Tam people in Ha Giang are mostly exported to foreign markets, rarely appearing in the domestic market, so many people may not know about these exquisite handicrafts. .
Each textile product has traditional patterns, the images have their own meanings and are mainly the motifs of the Mong people in this land. You can hear the spinning of the loom from the beginning of the village or see large molds for stretching and spinning flax or large brocade sheets drying on the fence around the house.
Not only are they good at weaving, but the Mong people in Lung Tam also have indigo dyeing techniques that are hard to match anywhere else. Indigo dyeing is hard work, takes a lot of time and requires high patience.
To have the desired indigo color, the fabric must be dyed and dyed many times, for many days. People often soak the cloth in indigo solution for about an hour, then take it out to drain and then soak again.
That process is repeated 5-6 times before drying the fabric. When the cloth is dry, it is brought back to soak again; Do this about 8-10 times. Soaking time for the fabric on glossy black water depends a lot on the weather.
In the dry season, each piece of fabric only needs 3-4 days to be dyed; but if it rains, dry the fabric for a long time, that period can be extended to 2 months. Because of being dyed so carefully, the indigo color of the H’Mong here is very durable and always feels fresh.
Interesting experiences when traveling to Lung Tam linen weaving village
Traveling to Ha Giang , coming to Lung Tam linen weaving village , you can explore and learn or weave or sew by hand with the women here. Witness the meticulous, skillful and patient Hmong women. You will see all the hard and difficult stages to make a special product.
In the past, linen was often only woven and sewn to wear during festivals or Tet, now it is used to make dozens of different souvenir products.
After discovering and learning each step of linen weaving, you can also continue your journey to discover other Ha Giang destinations such as conquering the wild beauty of Dong Van stone plateau near the flax weaving village. Lung Tam, or check in at the majestic Quan Ba twin mountains or the enchanting pine forests in Yen Minh.
If you have the opportunity to travel to Ha Giang , please visit Lung Tam linen weaving village to buy souvenirs for your trip, as well as discover one of the long-standing traditional professions of Vietnam in general and of the people. Lung Tam people in particular.
Source: Collected internet.