Lao is quite well known for its silk woven products. The country's Silk fabric is appreciated for its exquisite beauty and fine workmanship. The technique used is sophisticated and potentially one of the most complex weaving techniques that exists. It requires as high level of perseversnce and artistic talent to create exquisite fabrics, whose colors are natural products dyes.
Weaving, as practiced by Lao people, depicts their way of life, their environment and spiritualbeliefs and is thought by many to be an example of successful combination of the local knowledge and silk of the people of South East Asia. The curious mind may ask how Lao people used to produce silk fabrics, considered as masterpieces in their own right,hundreds of years before, at a time when commercial competition was not common. You can find answers to these questions and more at the Lao Textile Museum, Its a place worthwhile visiting. The Lao Textile Museum is the first private museum in Laos. On display are antique pieces of silk made by difference ethnic group of the country. Visitors can also see ancient household untensils. The Exhibition is display in wooden house of typical Lao style, amidst peaceful and pleasant surrounding and gardens of flowers. |
Natural Dyes - Indigo ColourDyeing natural, this is not just a step to prepare for weaving, but also services guests visiting in the museum can do experimental dyeing yourself, you may feel proud when you work including a memory of dyes from wild plants, probably the first of you, as you do from the leaves of which are near your home.
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Butterfly pea TeaYou will touch atmosphere around a lao traditional houses, we will serve a blue tea or the butterfly pea tea from our garden. Its quite an interesting cup of tea, add some fresh squeezed lime juice and the blue shade turns violet. it's impossible not stare down at your cup as colours are too pretty to ignore.
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Souvenir ShopWe sells a wide range of traditional Lao silk weavings, hand-woven fabrics, textiles and clothing. All its natural dyes are made on the premises and all its designs are exclusive and original.
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