Traditional patterns on Red Dao costumes

The Red Dao people in Lam Thuong, Phuc Loi are preserving many traditional cultural values, including women's costumes that are like a diary woven with thread and color. The colorful patterns are not only a sophisticated embroidery art but also a story passed down, recording the life, beliefs and journey of the family through many generations.

The patterns on the Red Dao’s costumes are completely hand-embroidered. Each stitch is like a verse of poetry, each color block is like a chapter of history, a living story.

Each pattern is the Dao people's respect for the world around them. The motifs are not drawn on the fabric first but are completely formed in the embroiderer's mind like an ancient source flowing back.

The patterns on traditional costumes are mainly plants, flowers, animals familiar to the Dao people's lives, and there are even patterns representing labor tools.

The technique of embroidering brocade patterns of the Red Dao people is left-to-right embroidery - meaning the embroidery is completely on the left side but the pattern appears fully on the right side. Along with that is the technique of threading to create the pattern. Therefore, both sides are smooth and have no excess thread.

In the past, before getting married, every girl had to embroider for a year to have enough clothes to wear to the wedding. According to tradition, the groom's family would bring the materials for the bride to embroider clothes, scarves and hats. In the photo: The mothers put scarves on the young girl on her wedding day.

Meritorious artisan Trieu Thi Nhay - village 2 Tuc, Phuc Loi commune, despite her old age, still preserves and teaches the traditional embroidery techniques of the Red Dao people every day.

The vibrant patterns are not only exquisite embroidery art but also a story passed down, recording the life, beliefs and journey of the family through many generations.

Traditional women's clothing for everyday wear and for holidays are not much different. Mainly, when there are festivals, they often use more silver accessories: necklaces, bracelets, earrings...

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