Go to Van Phuc village to see how elaborate the silk production process is

Van Phuc silk village (Ha Dong, Hanoi) is a famous silk weaving village for many generations. According to small traders in silk village, visitors come to buy goods much less than in the old town. Let's try to find out how to produce silk in Van Phuc.

Van Phuc silk weaving village now belongs to Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district, about 10km from the center of Hanoi. A famous silk weaving village since the past generations, it has been recognized as the record of the "oldest silk weaving village still operating today" by the Center for Vietnamese record books. Awarded.

According to reporters, the shops sold silk items but very few customers came to buy them.

Van Phuc silk products are extremely diverse in color, rich, diverse types such as brocade, silk, the, sa .

The shops on both sides of the street display products with hundreds of types of silk of all colors with products such as scarves, clothes, bags, ties .

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thoa (56 years old) who has 30 years of business in Van Phuc silk products said that the silk products here are clear origin but the number of visitors to buy very little by far from the center.

Van Phuc silk textile products are all works of art reaching perfection.Smooth, silky smooth silk.

Flower textiles with iridescent colors, when elegant, patterns when sinking, floating.

Arriving in Van Phuc, visitors have the opportunity to purchase genuine Ha Dong silk products but also visit the process of producing silk sheets by artisans.

In order to make such excellent silk products, the weavers must implement a rather complicated production process including many stages such as silk, yarn, weaving, dyeing and stretching.

Right from the sewing thread, the yarn-wrapped worker not only has to thread the yarn, but also has to select the yarn, cut the yarn to ensure that the yarns are white, smooth, not ruffled, silk must be uniform, then thread, choose the warp and weft separately.However, the materials of textile factory owners must be imported from other places.

The process of producing silk weaving is not only complicated but also requires a creative and skillful worker.The art of decorating the patterns on silk is seen as the standard of style of shaping on thin materials of artisans.

They use the theme of decoration from the traditional art treasures of the nation but creative but not stereotyped to adapt to textile materials.

Mr. Pham Khac Ha, Chairman of Van Phuc Silk Industries Association, Ha Dong said that the silk products sold in the village are entirely taken from craft factories.Van Phuc silk is made, the pattern is created in the weaving process, while foreign products are mostly printed on silk.Chinese silk can only be used on one side, while Van Phuc's silk can use both sides.