1. Where is Kim Son sedge craft village?
Address: Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province
A traditional sedge making village for more than 200 years, Kim Son sedge craft village is located peacefully next to Phat Diem Cathedral, and is one of the attractions in Ninh Binh that many people love. The village is a place with a tradition of growing sedge and making unique handicraft products from this plant, so it attracts even more people who want to visit once.
2. Go back in time and learn about the early formation of Kim Son Sedge Craft Village
According to the elders living in the open land of Kim Son, in 1829, the envoy Nguyen Cong Tru organized the reclamation of this uncultivated coastal land under the orders of King Minh Mang. After that, he named this place Kim Son and kept this name until today.
Through his own experience, he realized the potential of this coastal land, thereby turning those advantages into a real "gold mine" with trees, rice, sedge and the marine economy as well. . Since then, the wasteland has truly transformed, becoming one of the most prominent traditional craft villages in Ninh Binh. After hundreds of years of dikes encroaching on the sea, the people of the Kim Son region have worked together to create vast alluvial grounds to grow sedge - the main raw material of weaving, as well as a companion to growers and workers all the time. a whole life of hard work.
3. Making a fine art sedge product also requires a lot of effort!
Impressive of the meticulous sedge making process of workers in Kim Son Sedge Craft Village
To make a fine art sedge product, the craftsman must spend a lot of time taking care and meticulously in each step from the time of planting the sedge until harvesting, choosing the sedge, splitting, drying, dyeing and sewing. Finally, knitting, weaving, and finishing the product. In addition, to be able to make beautiful products that suit everyone's tastes, sedge artisans also have to go through other stages such as coming up with ideas, designing designs and constantly improving their products. High product quality. More specifically, today, they also apply the technique of using polyascera glue to spray coating the surface of sedge products, helping to stabilize the shape and improve the product's mold and moisture resistance.
Today, after seven times of opening land and encroaching the sea to 'compete with creation', in Kim Son land there are now about 4,000 hectares of sedge cultivation, 6 times more than in the early days of reclamation. Therefore, growing sedge and weaving products made from this special plant has become a traditional profession and plays an important role in the lives of people in this land. Although it does not have ancient roots like other ancient crafts, such as weaving, embroidery, stone carving, carpentry, etc. But this craft of making sedge art has also been associated with many generations of people in this open land.
The people here have the unique characteristic of living in the cradle of the sedge craft village more than 200 years ago, so they have all the qualities of a true craftsman here. In addition, it is their skillful hands, acumen, high flexibility, agility, enthusiasm, and passion for the profession that have met the most stringent requirements of the profession of making fine art products. from sedge.
Therefore, originally just an open land that had just been reclaimed, this place has become one of the most famous places specializing in growing and making sedge products in the ancient capital of Ninh Binh. Therefore, even on the journey back to the land with a rich and outstanding cultural history, not only Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex but also Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Bai Dinh Pagoda, Am Tien Cave, etc. Loved by many people, Kim Son Sedge Craft Village is also always a place that people often visit.
After drying, the sedge fibers will be 'mold' into impressive handicraft products.
The process of weaving sedge requires the worker to be extremely skillful and careful, because 'one error can lead to a mile'.
4. Special products made from sedge of Kim Son Sedge Craft Village
In this land of Kim Son, the seemingly worthless sedge plant has an ideal softness and shine, suitable for knitting and weaving into skillful and sophisticated handicraft products. The most prominent among the products completed by the hands of skilled workers here is the sedge mat.
Indeed, weaving a sedge mat is a creative but also very difficult labor process, requiring the worker to be careful and attentive in every step, from choosing the sedge, drying the sedge, and dyeing the sedge. How to make the sedge bright red and durable, especially when weaving the mat's flowers. The person weaving the jacquard flower requires quick, flexible, soft operations, sharp eyes, and precise hands, to know every stroke so that when knitting, there are no mistakes.
In addition, not only sedge mats, skilled workers at Kim Son Sedge Craft Village also create unique, strange, and valuable products that few other places can match, such as mats, hats, and sandals. , book bags, boxes, cups, etc.
For a long time, people in this open land have always attached their lives to sedge trees - the connection between the sea and the shore, between hardworking, healthy people and the rich, vast nature. Not only that, the sedge tree is also a symbol of the people encroaching on the sea, mastering heaven and earth, and mastering nature. Dear friends, on your journey to explore Ninh Binh, if you have the opportunity, try going to Kim Son Sedge Craft Village once. LV Travel believes that you will definitely have the most memorable experiences when you come here.