The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), are a shared blueprint towards ‘peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future’ (sdgs.un.org/goals). They're the central call to action for all countries in creating a united, global front towards development.
As far as ancestral connections, the process of embroidery is one of the most physical and metaphysical process there is. It’s a tangible manifestation of a bloodline that can be worn on the body – an outward symbol in Mien culture of belonging, pride, familial ties, and tradition.
The Dying Process Once the cotton is obtained from the weavers and spinners, the lengths of narrow width cotton cloth is brought to master dyers, Yeun and Ntxhais - ready for dying. Our garments come in two distinct colourways which are achieved through 100% natural, organic, and authentic methods of cloth dying. The dying process for indigo and yam is very different, read on to find out more. Indigo is of unique importance to many of the ethnic communities in Vietnam which, despite modernisation, continue to practice age-old methods to dye their clothing various hues of blue. The depth and quality of dye – ranging from pale blue to almost black – indicates a lengthy process of fermentation and ancient alchemy. ...
Hello everyone, this is Chi ! I’m writing this blog to give a rundown on how to care for Tamay & Me jackets. I’m going to focus this blog post on Indigo. All of our indigo cloth is dyed using hand grown and picked indigo. The clothes dipped inside the indigo vat by Yeun (who does all our indigo dyeing) and dried out in the sun for each dip. The process is VERY long. For example, the 21 dip jackets take seven days to dye (dipping and drying the fabric 3 times a day for 7 days). I think the process of washing our jacket (as wearers) is the closest understanding we can get to the Artisans, like Yeun,...
