Hill Tribe Hemp Fiber Weaving Tradition

Hill Tribe Hemp Fiber Weaving Tradition

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by Rungarun Admin
·03 Apr 2026

Hemp: The Mountain Fiber

The Hmong people of northern Thailand have cultivated hemp as a primary crop for generations. Hemp fiber is strong, durable, and softens beautifully with use.

Traditional hemp thread and fiber

The processing journey begins with harvesting the hemp stalks, soaking, stripping bark, drying, spinning into thread, and weaving on a traditional backstrap loom — a process that takes months to complete a single piece.

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