Hoa bông tộc Mường

Hand-wash with cold water only

The Muong is the fourth largest ethnic minority group in Vietnam with a population of over 1.2 million. Weaving is the traditional craft of the Muong. It is handed down from mother to daughter. Muong women will only be regarded as hardworking and skillful if they are good at cotton cultivation and weaving. To make a plain weave or sophisticated-pattern cloth from a cotton seed, Muong women have to take various steps from cotton growing to spinning, sizing and weaving.