Laos Hmong Embroideries
Hi Everybody!
We are Hmong people from Laos living at the Kajsiab Shelter. In our Women's Workoplace we make beautiful embroidered art work. We are very proud of our skills that we have learned from our mothers and grandmothers.
To make one piece of embroidery takes many days and many hours of patiently sitting together, sew and talk about life, while ate the same time watching our children and feed our babies.
When you buy our embroideries you help us and Project Kajsiab Laos and you also help to save our traditional skills for future generations.
All our symbols in our embroidery work have meaning.
Below some examples of the symbols and the meaning.
Enjoy!. Some of the embroidery on this page is for sale, click on the photo to go to the shop page
Mountain
Rooj
Snail/Chev
Lub qwj yees
Snail
Qab qwj
Elephant's Foot
Ko taw ntxhw
Quarter Rickrack/Steps
Tus ntaiv.
House
Lub tsev
Chicken feet
Ko taw qaib
Ram's horn
Kub yaj
Rickrack/Step
Theem ntaiv
Dragon tail
Zaj/Ko tw zaj
Fence
Laj kab
X ora cross Tus cim caiv
Crab's Claws
Tes raub ris
Landscape
Liaj av teb
Heart
Lub plawv
Flower
Paj
These beautifully handmade place mats and napkins are our newest creations at the Kajsiab Woman's Workplace.
You can order them easily here. For more information you can also contact us at projectkajsiablaos@gmail.com