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Overview:
The beautiful and famous silk weaving village in Vietnam, Van Phuc silk village in Ha Dong with delicate embroidery lines and patterns.
Van Phuc silk village in Ha Dong is one of the most famous silk weaving villages in Vietnam. This is a traditional silk weaving village that has been recognized as the record “The oldest silk weaving village still operating to today" awarded by the Vietnam Record Book Center. Moreover, Ha Dong silk village is also an attractive destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.
Location:
Van Phuc silk weaving village is also known as Ha Dong silk weaving village in Van Phuc ward – Ha Dong – Hanoi. Having existed for more than 1000 years, Van Phuc silk village is one of the most beautiful silk weaving villages in Vietnam.
From the center of Hanoi, to visit Van Phuc silk village you go through Nguyen Trai street to Ha Dong post office and then turn right; or you can follow the route Le Van Luong – To Huu. Although the current urbanization process is taking place very quickly, Van Phuc Ha Dong silk village still retains its inherent ancient beauty.
History:
Van Phuc silk village was formerly known as Van Bao. Because of the Nguyen Dynasty, the village was renamed Van Phuc. In 1931, for the first time, Van Phuc Ha Dong silk was promoted to the international market at the Marseille fair and was considered by the French as one of the most sophisticated and beautiful silk lines of Indochina. By 1958, Van Phuc silk was exported to Eastern European countries and so far Ha Dong silk is popular in many countries around the world.
Over time, Van Phuc silk still retains its traditional beauty. And now, Van Phuc silk is at the forefront of Vietnam’s textile industry. Van Phuc silk is always considered beautiful and durable. Because the pattern on silk is diverse, the decoration is symmetrical, the lines are elegant and simple, bringing decisiveness and freedom to the viewer.
How to make the Van Phuc Silk?
Step 1: Growing mulberry and raising silkworms
This is the first and extremely important step for us to start creating the perfect beautiful Van Phuc silk. The quality of silk will depend entirely on the silkworm rearing process. Therefore, silkworm rearing is extremely difficult and must be monitored regularly. When silkworms grow up, farmers have to do dodges so that silkworms release silk and create cocoons. When silkworms create cocoons, artisans will choose cocoons to prepare for the next step of taking silk.
Step 2: Get silk
After silkworms release silk, close cocoons. At this time, the artisans continue to select the old cocoon nests of good quality to proceed to pull the cocoons, also known as pulling the silk threads from the cocoon out of the silkworm. Previously, this stage would be done by hand, now it is made from machines. After pulling the cocoon, the long silk threads will be straightened by the artisan and then entered the spinning stage. This is a manual process to avoid tangles when putting on the reels.
Step 3: Preparing to weave silk
After putting the silk on the reel, the end of the silk thread will be pulled out into the small cores to proceed with the weaving and weaving so that the silk thread system is put into the weaving machine. And at this time, artisans have to be on duty 24/24 to detect errors or feed silk threads when needed.
The raw silk after being woven will clearly show the patterns on it. According to the artisan of Van Phuc silk village, this pattern is available on the machine according to the sample, or according to the customer’s request. And when woven, it will always come out, not embroidered patterns like fake products. After about 2 to 3 days of weaving, the silk tube is about 45 – 50m long and will be dismantled and dyed.
Step 4: Dyeing cloth
Before dyeing, Van Phuc silk must be cooked and bleached to remove impurities. In order to make the silk more beautiful, the dyeing stage is extremely important, especially the dyeing stage at a reasonable rate.
After dyeing silk, it will be washed. After that, the artisans will perform the silk-drying process. In the past, if the weather conditions were favorable and there was plenty of space, the silk was dyed and then dried in the sun. After drying, the silk will give the same color as when dyed, the silk plants will then be displayed or delivered to dealers specializing in silk.
Specialities :
A special thing when visitors come to explore Van Phuc silk village in Ha Dong, surely all of us are also fascinated by the colorful Van Phuc umbrella road. It is the eye-catching and unique decoration from the colorful umbrellas that has brought an impressive scene, helping visitors to freely check in beautiful pictures when coming here.
Besides the colorful umbrella road, Van Phuc silk village also has a very “hot" check-in place that is the mural wall. The large mural wall has been recreated by teachers of Van Phuc kindergarten about Van Phuc silk village in the central area that many young people who come here must definitely take pictures as a souvenir.
Closing the journey to discover Van Phuc traditional craft village, visitors will surely have great experiences about Van Phuc silk making with artisans here. If you love and want to learn about Hanoi’s cultural beauty about silk weaving, Van Phuc silk village is an interesting destination for visitors.
Tours:
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