Woman in An Giang has been sewing national flags for over 30 years

These days, in the small house of Ms. Nguyen Kieu Thu in Thanh Dong commune (An Giang province), the sound of sewing machines resounds regularly. Ms. Thu and the tailors are diligently cutting fabric, sewing hammer-sickle and yellow star shapes to complete thousands of Party flags and national flags for local agencies, departments and branches to hang flags to welcome Party Congresses at all levels and celebrate National Day on September 2.

Ms. Nguyen Kieu Thu has been involved in the profession of sewing Party flags and national flags for more than 30 years.

A special career

Ms. Thu is currently an officer of the Party Building Committee of Thanh Dong Commune. Previously, she worked for many years in the field of propaganda and mass mobilization. For more than 30 years, she has maintained a special passion for flag sewing.

While carefully arranging the newly sewn flags to send to Kien Hai special zone, she emotionally shared: “ Sewing flags came to me as a destiny. It is a source of pride, love for the Fatherland and contributes to creating more income for the people in the commune, helping to stabilize life.”

For more than 30 years working in the flag sewing profession, for Ms. Thu it is not only a job, but also a journey to preserve and spread love for the Fatherland.

Ms. Thu's special career began in 1992. At that time, she worked in Thanh Dong A commune and was assigned to buy Party flags and national flags to hang at her office. Seeing that the purchased flags were not beautiful, with her existing sewing skills, she decided to make them herself. She measured every inch of fabric, carefully drew the star on paper, bought the fabric and tried sewing it. The first national flag she sewed was quite neat, giving her more confidence to stick with the job.

To have a beautiful flag, she had to persevere through many failures. From choosing colorfast fabric, to measuring, cutting, sewing, everything required meticulousness. " The most difficult thing about sewing the Party flag and the national flag is creating the hammer, sickle, and star shapes. They have to be skillfully and symmetrically joined so that when hung up, the flag will be beautiful and solemn" - Ms. Thu shared.

Ms. Nguyen Kieu Thu is proud to see the flags she sewed flying in her homeland.

Keep the passion for the profession over time

After more than 30 years of research and patient learning, Ms. Thu has summarized the flag sewing process including 8 stages, from cutting fabric, sewing edges, gluing and sewing stars, hammer and sickle, and ironing the product flat. Thanks to that, the flags she makes are increasingly sophisticated, and are ordered by many localities in An Giang province.

Ms. Thu ironed the product before delivering it to the customer.

Ms. Thu teaches sewing to many union members, young people, and uncles and aunts in the commune. Currently, she maintains regular jobs for about 10 local workers. Each person's income is from 3 to 5 million VND/month. "Sewing flags requires careful attention to detail, but those who love the job find it not difficult. Thanks to sewing, I earn an additional 3 to 5 million VND/month, with such an income I can live in the countryside" - Ms. Doan Thi Minh Ha, resident of Thanh Dong commune said.

The job of sewing Party and national flags helps Ms. Thu express her love for the Fatherland and create jobs for rural workers.

Women in Thanh Dong commune sew flags and pennants at Ms. Thu's small house these days.

Flags and pennants are prepared to be supplied to agencies, departments and branches in An Giang province.

Not only sewing Party flags and National flags, Ms. Thu also sews many other types of flags such as pennants, string flags, and table flags. These days, thousands of Party flags and National flags that she sews are supplied to provincial agencies, departments, and branches, and sent to coastal areas, islands, borders, and remote areas in An Giang province to hang to celebrate important events of the country and the locality.

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“For me, more than 30 years of being involved in the flag sewing profession is not only a job, but also a journey to preserve and spread love for the Fatherland so that every flag that flies carries pride,” Ms. Thu shared.

Article and photos: THU OANH

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/nguoi-phu-nu-o-an-giang-hon-30-nam-may-co-to-quoc-a426700.html