Weaving

Laos has a strong tradition of weaving. Some of the fabrics we saw there were gorgeous. In particular, I was knocked out by the traditional skirts that women wear, called "Sinh". Many women wear them for going to work or to the temple.




We saw this woman at our homestay in Phonsim Village. She is doing a type of weaving called Ikat in which you tie the thread in specific places, then dye it. When you weave the tie-dyed thread it creates a white and color pattern that is almost unbelievably complex.

Hands blue from dying.

This is another style of weaving, called Khit, wear there are sticks put in the loom to keep the pattern. We saw a woman weaving it in Ban Phanom, a tourist exhibition outside Luang Prabang.

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