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Vietnam, Ly Ta May (Tamay & Me), Embroidered Clothes
Tamay has been making her own intricately embroidered clothes her whole life, a fundamental part of her Mien culture. Twelve years ago Tamay taught Hannah how to make Mien embroidery, just as her mother had taught her and she had taught her own daughter. She and Hannah worked together on one piece of embroidery for three months and then, in 2014, they started Tamay & Me, a Vietnam-based clothing company dedicated to raise awareness of Mien skills and help women earn a sustainable living and to maintain their textile heritage, and to support this traditional way of life, whilst at the same time bringing choices and a sense of pride. By providing artisans in the community with flexible Mien embroidery work that fits around the other demands of life, Tamay and Hannah hope that the textile skills can be maintained and passed onto future generations.
In creating their embroidered jackets, environmental impact is carefully considered and all materials, cotton and indigo specifically, are homegrown, without pesticides, in one village in North Vietnam. The process takes two years from start to finish, from growing the cotton to making cloth. The cloth is then dyed twelve times with natural indigo to create beautiful rich blue jackets and clothing. The detailed embroidery depicts village life: rice paddies, children, parents, grandparents, trees and plants and fertility.
In creating their embroidered jackets, environmental impact is carefully considered and all materials, cotton and indigo specifically, are homegrown, without pesticides, in one village in North Vietnam. The process takes two years from start to finish, from growing the cotton to making cloth. The cloth is then dyed twelve times with natural indigo to create beautiful rich blue jackets and clothing. The detailed embroidery depicts village life: rice paddies, children, parents, grandparents, trees and plants and fertility.
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