July 28, 2019 | 18:15 (GMT+7)
Over 80 embroidery and textile artisans to join Int’l Silk - Brocade Festival
More than 80 embroidery and textile artisans from traditional craft villages throughout the country will gather at the International Silk - Brocade Festival 2019 which is scheduled to take place on August 7-9 in Hoi An ancient city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam.
The event aims to honor artisans, traditional craft villages and famous silk and brocade making sites at home and abroad.
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It also promotes Hoi An heritage and tailoring services, the “Silk craft and sewing center” model, to international visitors and silk producers in the world.
The festival will see the presence of 8 silk producing countries and artisants of ancient silk and brocade handicraft villages in the country, such as Van Phuc, Nha Xa, Ma Chau, My Duc, Nam Cao and Tan Chau. They will perform traditional arts of dyeing and weaving.
Eight countries and dozens of silk and brocade villages of Vietnam will introduce their products in this year’s festival.
Source: SGGP