HBO – Lac Son district in Hoa Binh province now has two recognised traditional craft villages, namely the Luc brocade weaving village in Yen Nghiep commune (recognised in October 2013) and the Bui rattan and bamboo village in Nhan Nghia commune.


Rattan and bamboo products of Bui village, Nhan Nghia commune (Lac Son district) win favour of consumers.

The Luc brocade weaving village in Yen Nghiep commune includes three hamlets: Luc 1, Luc 2 and Luc 3 with more than 200 looms run by 168 residents, most of them women. Ms Bin, a villager, has joined hands with wholehearted weavers to set up six brocade weaving groups in nearby communes such as Binh Chan, Da Phuc and An Nghia, raising the total looms to 500.

Over 50,000 brocade items including dresses, shirts, caps and scarfs are turned out annually, serving the demand of the people in the locality and surrounding areas. The status of a traditional craft village has created a momentum for women to attach themselves to the craft. In 2017, the cooperative was provided with 300 million VND from the craft village support fund to buy three weaving machines, one warping machine, three bobbin winders, five sewing machines and 146 looms. Each weaving machine has a daily capacity of 60m. In the past, a productive weaver could turn out only 10m per day. Now, with a weaving machine, the productivity is raised to 40m per day.

In April 2018, the Bui rattan and bamboo village in Nhan Nghia commune was recognised as a traditional craft village. The craft has existed for long but locals mainly made home utensils. Since 2000, it has developed widely with more diverse designs. Many domestic and foreign tourists bought the village’s rattan and bamboo products as souvenirs and home utensils. About 70 out of the 200 local households join the craft village, with 150 regular workers. Since its recoginition, the craft village has generated jobs for over 300 labourers. Its main products are flower vases, trays and baskets. They are sold at tourist sites at home and abroad such as China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. With its operation capital of 600 million VND, the village earns about 1.2 billion VND per year in revenue and creates an average monthly income of 2.5 million VND for each worker./.


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