Eight countries and dozens of silk and brocade villages of Vietnam will introduce their products in this year’s festival.

In addition, more than 80 artisans will perform their traditional weaving and dyeing methods at the event.

A Khmer artisan demonstrates her brocade weaving skills.

In 2015, Hoi An silk village represented Vietnam and joined the Asia Silk Alliance as one of seven founding members with the mission of linking Vietnamese silk enterprises with the wider Asian silk community.

The village is a silk-weaving centre and living museum of the ancient trade in the central region, and was voted as the third best attraction in Hoi An city, itself a must-visit destination to tourists for the beauty of its ancient streets, by travel website TripAdvisor in 2015.

Vietnamese brocade, silk introduced in RoK

Brocade and silk products made by Vietnam’s northern craft villages are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on July 18. 

A/W fashion week to feature combination of silk, embroidery

The Vietnam Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2019 will take place from March 22-24 at Hanoi Bach Thao (Botanical) Park, featuring 15 collections by 14 designers from Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City. 

Exhibition honours Vietnamese silk

Ceremonial costume for leaders at APEC 2017 was introduced at the Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre in Hanoi, on December 7.

Hanoi’s silk village to host handicraft festival

Various activities celebrating traditional silk weaving will be held in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district, between November 8 and 17 during the Van Phuc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event.

Vietnam firms attend sixth India International Silk Fair

More than 20 Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at the sixth India International Silk Fair, which opened in New Delhi on October 16.

Source: VNA