Tai Lue Cotton Chok Pattern Skirt

The Desu Lady Dress is a collaboration with artisans in Ban Nayang and Ban Phonexay, two Tai Lue villages in Luang Prabang province. The weavers in both villages wove the naturally-dyed Lao cotton fabric in an assortment of patterns. We then created a patchwork design for a functional dress that

The Floating Lantern wall hanging depicts several Nagas protecting a diamond. Here the diamond symbolises wealth and beauty, while the Nagas represent protection and shelter. At the end of Buddhist lent, or the rains retreat, the Floating Lights festival depicts this image on floats that are paraded through town before

The Luang Prabang Temple Ikat is the work of master weaver Mrs. Sykai. She was inspired by the beautiful gates found at the temples in Luang Prabang, and has added little motifs that represent jasmine flowers, another one of her favourite things! Combining ikat and chok, or discontinuous supplementary weft,

Closely related to the Akha, the Muji are a small community who currently reside in southern China. We received a small number of vintage Muji pieces from one of our artisan collaborators, and the pieces were enough to craft into these attractive little purses. Available in two sizes, they can

This shibori silk scarf features a pattern that resembles the intricate patterns of snakes skin. Made from a light weight silk, it is hand dyed by our master dyer, Ms. Phet. These collections of shibori scarves were inspired by our annual trips to IFAM – the International Folk Art Market

During our village visits, we are often presented with rare vintage sinhs or perhaps a weaver comes to the Living Crafts Centre to sell their older pieces. We encourage vintage pieces to be used as they were intended, like this lovely silk sinh from a Tai Daeng community in northern