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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

GENERAL EMBROIDERY, JACKET

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Tribal black Hmong jacket of hand woven help fabric dyed with Indigo. The fabric was woven on a traditional loom in the villager’s home. It was dyed in the village using local plants n the traditional method passed on through generations.

Hmong embroidery included geometric patterns inspired by their beliefs. Geometric shapes like diamonds and triangles represent fertility and protection. Colours used are red for prosperity, green for nature yellow for joy and blue for protection

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cwa-org-78-2025.160

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

61

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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Hmong embroidered jacket

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Hmong embroidered jacket collar detail

Hmong embroidered jacket collar detail

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Hmong embroidered jacket hem detail

Hmong embroidered jacket lining

Hmong embroidered jacket lining

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