As the National Day approaches on September 2, the working atmosphere in Tu Van village becomes even busier. With pieces of red and yellow fabric combined with the skillful hands of skilled workers, they have created proud national and party flags, promptly supplying to serve the needs of people across the country.
In the days leading up to National Day September 2 and the start of the new school year, the sewing workshop of Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, one of the long-standing businesses in the village, is always filled with red, with machines running at full capacity to meet orders.
Mr. Phuc shared that during this time, all workers in the factory often have to work overtime to meet market demand.
“Producing products that carry the sacred spirit of the nation, we put pride and responsibility in every stitch,” said Mr. Phuc.
Every day, tens of thousands of flags of various sizes are produced here. Every step from cutting the fabric, sewing the flags, printing stars or other symbols is done meticulously.
Currently, large-scale production households in Tu Van are also equipped with modern machinery, automatically programmed on computers, so the precision is high, the fabric cutting speed is faster, more detailed, sharper and also meets large orders (Photo: Ngoc Luu).
Tu Van villagers are always proud to contribute flags to historical events and major holidays of the country.
Ms. Dang Thi Dan (67 years old) has been involved in the profession of making national flags for nearly 30 years. Ms. Dan confided that from hand-held flags a few dozen centimeters wide to flags up to tens of meters wide, she and the workers in the workshop all put their heart and love for the country into expressing their respect and desire to preserve the value of this special product.
Mrs. Dan's production facility supplies traditional flag products to all provinces and islands across the country.
Here, a giant 54m2 flag symbolizing 54 ethnic groups was also sewn and hung at Lung Cu flagpole, Ha Giang .
According to a facility owned by Ms. Vuong Thi Nhung, who has been sewing national flags for four generations, Ms. Nhung said that these days, orders are continuously placed in large quantities, and production is not even enough to supply the market.
Hand-embroidered flag products are always trusted and chosen by customers to bring to important events that require skilled craftsmen to be meticulous in every needle and thread.
At the age of 60, Ms. Dang Thi Hai (Tu Van village) has been sewing national flags for 50 years. Ms. Hai said that her grandparents and parents have been doing this job since the time of her grandparents and parents, and now that her 12-year-old grandchild has started to get used to needle and thread, this is the 5th generation of her family involved in this traditional profession.
According to Ms. Hai, to achieve the best quality hand-embroidered flags, the craftsman must be focused and attentive to each stitch. Each craftsman must love the job to be able to sit and do it because the work time will be very long, tiring the back and hands.
A skilled embroiderer must embroider with a steady hand, shiny thread, a flat, taut surface, and in rows. It takes up to 2 days to complete a hand-embroidered flag, and for those who are not skilled, it can take up to a week. Therefore, the factory price of a hand-embroidered flag ranges from 600,000 VND to 1 million VND, depending on the size, much higher than a machine-sewn flag.
Tu Van villagers really want to pass on the profession to the next generation as many families have taught their children to get acquainted with the profession from a young age.
Small tasks like sticking plastic sticks into flags for the opening ceremony help children create excitement and love the image of the national flag more.
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