“Here, here, the product I wove myself…”
Pointing to the brocade dress she was wearing, Ms. K'Heu, in village 1, Dung Kno commune, Lac Duong district, Lam Dong province, excitedly showed off that this was the brocade set she had woven herself over the course of 2 weeks. Ms. K'Heu said that many women in the village had encouraged each other to learn weaving, and when they shared their products on social networks, some people were interested in placing orders.
“I posted on Facebook and someone from Lach in Gia Lai signed up to weave one or two pieces. I knew I could sell them so I wove them myself to earn extra money to support myself. That’s what made me like it more, I want to weave them at all costs. I will continue studying soon.”
Ms. Bon Nieng K'Huyen, who lives in the same village, shared that thanks to knowing how to weave, she has extra income during her free time: "I have learned and learned how to weave for a year now. Whenever I have free time, I weave and sell it to a few people in Lac Duong. The price is about 550-600 thousand VND per piece. I can make 4 pieces a month. Now I am very interested in learning how to weave. I want to reopen a brocade weaving training class so that the tradition will not be lost."
When daily orders increased, the women gathered into weaving groups so that their products could have more outlets. Ms. Bon Nieng K'Gut, in village 1, Dung Kno commune, said that thanks to connecting with Caritas Da Lat, her weaving group had more orders for brocade for wedding dresses, interior decoration, innovative fashion, etc. She also opened a class at home to have more workers to participate in weaving brocade for goods.
Ms. Bon Nieng K'Gut said: “I want to promote and spread to other young people, contributing to building our cultural identity. I opened a class last year, opened a class of 15 students, 5 students now weave and sell themselves. The Caritas team formed a group to work with me. Some people dye, some spin, some do this and that to diversify the products, to suit the market but not to lose our traditional culture.”
In the remote areas of Lac Duong district, where more than 90% of the population are ethnic minorities, in recent times, Dung Kno commune has received much attention and investment from the Party and State, building infrastructure, electricity, roads, schools, and stations. The commune was recognized as a new rural commune in 2021. Since July this year, Lac Duong district has announced the Project to build a community cultural tourism village in Dung Kno commune, opening up prospects for preserving traditional culture associated with local tourism development.
Ms. Phi Srônh K'Ham, President of the Women's Union of Dung Kno commune, said that based on the district's orientation, the women's union has mobilized and gathered women to continue developing the brocade weaving profession, gradually forming a craft village for tourism.
Ms. Phi Srônh K'Ham said: "Promoting national identity to pass on and preserve for future generations, the women here also learn and pass on the weaving profession, the products they make are developing very well, increasing the income for the women. Currently, there is a support policy, the Women's Union is gathering 20 women who are in need of loans to make brocade, each household can borrow a maximum of 50 million VND."
With specific directions from the local government on preserving and promoting traditional crafts, many K'Ho women in the remote commune of Dung Kno are gradually returning to their looms, weaving colorful products, creating modern fashion products from ethnic brocade materials. Brocade weaving not only helps people earn more income, but is also opening up the prospect of forming a community cultural tourism village in the new rural area.
Source: https://vov.vn/van-hoa/di-san/phat-huy-nghe-det-tho-cam-o-xa-vung-sau-tinh-lam-dong-post1130254.vov
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