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​


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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