Mong people in Bac Trien preserve traditional embroidery craft

Coming to Bac Trien village, Kien Thiet commune, Tuyen Quang province, it is not difficult to see Mong women in traditional costumes quickly using needles and colorful threads to create colorful bibs and belts. Although life has changed a lot, the women here still preserve the traditional embroidery craft, demonstrating the ingenuity and diligence of Mong women.

The Mong women and mothers in Bac Trien village still maintain the traditional embroidery profession.

Mrs. Sung Thi So, 68 years old this year, still takes advantage of her free time to embroider. Next to her is always a pretty bag, containing needles, thread and pieces of fabric so that when she has time, she can focus on embroidering. Mrs. So shared that since she was 5-6 years old, she learned basic embroidery, then watched her grandmothers and mothers embroider to learn. Mainly embroidering bibs, skirt belts, and leggings to wrap around the legs. Every time they go to the market, the women in the village take the opportunity to buy fabric and embroidery thread to do it themselves. She embroiders for herself, her children, and relatives in the family, because the dresses of Mong women are inherently colorful, in which the bibs, skirt belts, and leggings to wrap around the legs are the highlights. Each needle and thread shows the ingenuity of the person wearing the costume.

With skillful hands and meticulousness, many unique patterns have been embroidered to decorate traditional costumes.

Mr. Hoang Cao Thuong, Party Cell Secretary and Head of Bac Trien Village, said that the village has 129 households, including 40 Mong Hoa households, accounting for more than 30% of the total number of households. Along with taking care of economic development to have a better life, people are always conscious of preserving the ethnic cultural identity, especially the traditional embroidery craft. During holidays and Tet, the colorful Mong dresses worn by women to go out and attend festivals have contributed to embellishing the colorful picture of ethnic minorities in the commune.

The bib is meticulously embroidered with unique patterns.

Mrs. Vang Thi Say, now over 80 years old, confided that she used to love embroidery and was one of the best embroiderers in the village. With her skillful hands, meticulousness, and harmonious color combinations, she embroidered bibs, skirt belts, and leg-wrapping leggings for the traditional costumes of her children and grandchildren. The typical patterns chosen are often flowers, trees, birds, etc., expressing the connection and harmony between people and nature.

The colorful bibs, with unique patterns, demonstrate the ingenuity of Mong women.

Ms. Cu Thi Bay excitedly said that, taught by her grandmother and mother, she also knew how to embroider since she was little. In the past, children did not have cell phones, did not have many games like now, so almost all girls knew how to embroider. When they grew up, they could embroider to decorate their own clothes. And everyone tried to prepare the most beautiful outfit to wear on holidays, Tet, weddings or important occasions in life.

Mong children are dressed in colorful costumes by their mothers.

In the midst of modern life with many changes, meticulous needlework and stitches not only create brilliant, colorful costumes, but also serve as a strong bond connecting generations of Mong people in Bac Trien. From there, creating a unique cultural identity of the local Mong people.

Huyền Linh

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/van-hoa/du-lich/202510/nguoi-mong-o-bac-trien-giu-gin-nghe-theu-truyen-thong-8496700/