Laos Essential Artistry Blog: Muang Vaen Weavers Got Laos

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

The video clip here was taken in Muang Vaen, a small, somewhat remote weaving village in Huaphan Province (about two hours from Sam Neua). The weavers in this village, mostly Lao, are some of the best weavers in Huaphan Province and their silk textiles are featured in shops in the Morning Market in Vientiane. We're a little surprised that we haven't sold any of the silk textiles we feature from Muang Vaen and we think if you watch this weaver you will see how talented they are. The silk textiles they weave are a thicker weave (they use more silk!) and probably most people buy them for display purposes though the shorter ones could be used as a scarf.

All their silk is naturally dyed and the colors they favor now are a beautiful range of pastels.

We will be going back to Muang Vaen in December and will hopefully be ordering a set of silk scarves from one pattern we especially like. Ordering textiles from Muang Vaen is problematic because they don't have landline phones and cell phones can't get a signal in Muang Vaen. If we're lucky that will change and then we can have direct contact with the weavers. As it is now we have to fly to Sam Neua and then rent a van to reach this remote village. It's a beautiful drive and would be especially beautiful when the rice is golden yellow and ready to harvest. When we go in December, thankfully it's the dry season so the dirt road is passable, but the rice paddies are just stubble as the rice will have been harvested beginning in November.

We encourage you to check out the Laos texiles we carry from Muang Vaen and if you're looking for Lao textiles that feature exquisite weaving, you'll like what you see!

Here is the link to our Muang Vaen section and you will see the same weaver featured in the lead photo on this page. The Lao pastel silk textiles are featured here.

by: Laos Essential Artistry

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