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The Making of our Summer Capsule Collection

April 20, 2021

Designed in 2020 with support from projects and the luxury of time during the pandemic,our summer capsule is a collaboration over two villages. Working from their traditions, and with our support i...

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Unleashing Creativity in Luang Namtha

August 24, 2020

This  year Ma Te Sai has embarked on it's second sewing skills program with village artisans. We have 20 trainees from 6 different ethnic groups and villages in the Luang Namtha area, in remote No...

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In Search of the Comb

August 5, 2016

Today, you may only identify the Kui (pronounced Gway) people by a comb worn in the front of the women’s hair. And not all the women wear this. However Say, our driver, guide and true lover of the ...

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A morning with the Akha Phouly, from the village behind the cliff.

August 4, 2016

It was dark when we arrived at the Muang Long market and the vendors themselves were still arriving and claiming their square. The Akha Pouly women were over in the corner, and it felt good over th...

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Paper Making Season in Luang Namtha with the Lanten

March 6, 2016

February in Luang Namtha province is “paper making season”.  The Lanten people make bamboo paper for three months during the dry season.  Made for their own ceremonial use, they also sell it to Hmo...

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