The way the Dzao celebrate the Chinese New Year, known as Tet in Vietnam, is evidence of a community who really know how to dress in a sustainable and meaningful way...
This summer I began to plan my annual trip to Vietnam. It was now nearly 9 years ago since I met Tamay. When she taught me how to make the Red Dzao embroidery. It turned into a magical three months of delving deep into embroidery. A skill that I had touched on with my Grandma but I had never been particularly interested in. I didn’t really understand it. I saw it as beautiful decoration and had always loved textiles and quality pieces but it was not something that I ever really thought about or knew much about. The process of learning was what interested me so much because I was an anthropologist and I was interested in what relates...
Tamay is joining us in the UK from the 20th November to the 1st December! We hope you will be able to make it to one of these events to meet her, Get in touch if you can't we might be able to make something else work. Wednesday 22nd November BRISTOL Come and Chatter with Tamay, the Red Dzao half of Tamay & Me. (Hannah, the other half, works from our studio at BTQ HQ.) Drink tea (Tamay’s is green tea.) Find just the right jacket for you. Bring your embroidery to share, interesting textile pieces you have made or treasure When: Wednesday 22nd November, 10 am – 4pm How to book: Please contact Hannah to book an appointment (these will...
I never posted this last October 2016 ... here it is: a few words on a Dzao wedding. Today I went to a wedding. It was the second Dzao wedding I have been to in Taphin, this time I got to see the ceremony. It was a treat. Slowly slowly I am piecing together a better and better understanding of what it means to be Dzao and today a few things came together by seeing the wedding ceremony. Being a woman in Dzao culture and being respected means learning how to make tiny intricate embroidery. A girl starts to learn at the age of 8 with the most basic of Dzao embroidery and by the age of marriage, normally...
We are getting ready to celebrate our 2nd birthday and have got a wonderful treat for you all ... SAVE THE DATE Tamay is joining us in the UK from the 20th November to the 1st December!Don't get too excited just yet as we are still in the midst of her visa application but November is creeping up on us and we don't want you all to miss out. Friday 24th November AWAY AHEAD: ETHICAL KHADI AWA:EK _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Khadi: A new look at the original ethical cloth The Khadi UK Initiative is holding an event on Friday November 24th at Fashion and Textile Museum, London SE1 3FX to raise awareness about Khadi and promote its potential as an ethical and environmentally friendly...
