Friends of Vietnam Heritage

RECAP – CHIE a trio of elephants on a string workshop, Saturday 22 November 2025.

In many ethnic minority cultures, the elephant is considered part of the family and an important contributor to life and society, and the elephant’s image is portrayed throughout textile art and the fabrics of many ethnic groups. For our November workshop we honoured this adorable animal by making 3 cute palm size replicas. As usual they needed loads of cotton filler, the trunks were especially tricky but after we finished by sewing on the eyes we all had cute little elephants to hang up at home.

Thanks again the Chie team for another lovely workshop.
For December we will have 2 sessions making 3 Christmas decorations each – a tree, star and boot (6 and 20 December afternoons 3pm-5pm)
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Contact for more information /Thông tin chi tiết xin liên hệ:
Email: [email protected]/fvheritage.org/ Website: https://www.fvheritage.org

RECAP – lecture on the Dragons of Vietnam (Vietnam - the land and children of dragons) with Professor Đinh Hồng Hải, Sunday 16 November 2025.

Legend says that the Vietnamese people are descendants of the dragon and the fairy (Con rồng cháu tiên). We know the story of Lạc Long Quân (the dragon) and Âu Cơ (the fairy); the dragon is one of the 4 sacred animals of Vietnam, it is a symbol of power and strength throughout the dynasties. Various dynasties had their own dragon images and Hải explained how to spot the differences and why/how they evolved throughout the dynasties, millennia and society. He discussed 5 key dimensions: its symbolic evolution, cultural influences, role in independence, religious significance, and modern identity.

And some interesting little facts – the dragon had 9 sons. Some of the images you see in art and adorning places of worship you may think are typical dragons but they may in fact be one of the 9 sons. Look very closely and spot the differences and which son. They are anywhere and everywhere such as holding up bells, adorning ridges and roof corners of places of worship, under bridges, on swords, and tops and bottoms of steles.

Today the dragon image is everywhere, symbolizing power, prosperity, and success.
Thank you Professor Đinh Hồng Hải for your time and sharing your valuable insight to help us better understand the world of the Vietnamese dragon.
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Contact for more information /Thông tin chi tiết xin liên hệ:
Email: [email protected]/fvheritage.org/ Website: https://www.fvheritage.org

RECAP- INDIGO DYEING workshop, Saturday 15 November 2025

Thanh from the Indigo Store, set up her business same year as FVH. We are both 26 years old this autumn 2025 and have a lovely long quarter of a century friendship.

Its been a while since we ran one of the indigo dyeing workshops. Indigo is like a little person – it needs lots of tender loving care from the moment the leaves are picked to the time the dyeing process begins. While the indigo dye is fermenting it needs to ‘eat and drink’. It is vegetarian :) In the summer months it needs to cool off in the heat and needs plants such as lemon grass, and in the winter it enjoys red chilli to keep it warm. And to drink…. well it loves super strong alcohol. And to help it develop its lovely deep blue apart from the air it needs limestone powder. With lots of TLC the rich indigo blue develops. This year has not been a good year due to the poor weather conditions but luckily the recent better weather in the north brought some of the deepest blue we have seen for a long time.

We dyed our own samples, created our own patterns both tie dye and batik. Thanks everyone for coming and we will do the next indigo dyeing workshop before or after Tet.

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Contact for more information /Thông tin chi tiết xin liên hệ:
Email: [email protected]/fvheritage.org/ Website: https://www.fvheritage.org

ANNOUNCEMENT: HANOI SEEK & SNAP POSTPONEMENT
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Event date: SATURDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 2025
Registration link: https://forms.gle/zCrTHQet5pS3mbL26
Deadline to fill: TUESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2025
Event booklet: https://bit.ly/hanoiseekandsnapbooklet

We’d like to thank everyone for your warm interest and excitement for Hanoi Seek & Snap!

Due to several overlapping community events that require our attention and coordination, we’ve decided to reschedule the event to Saturday, November 8. This short delay will give us more time to prepare and make sure everything runs smoothly, so you can enjoy the best experience possible!

We truly appreciate your understanding and continued support. We are sincerely sorry for any conveniences that cause you disappointment. Updated details on time, location, and registration will be announced soon right here on our page.

📸 Keep your curiosity alive and your camera ready, the Hanoi Seek & Snap adventure will be back even better this November!
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THÔNG BÁO: DỜI LỊCH SỰ KIỆN HANOI SEEK & SNAP

Thời gian mới: Thứ Bảy, ngày 8 tháng 11 năm 2025
Link đăng ký: https://forms.gle/zCrTHQet5pS3mbL26
Hạn đăng ký: Thứ Ba, ngày 3 tháng 11 năm 2025
Sổ tay sự kiện: https://bit.ly/hanoiseekandsnapbooklet

Friends of Vietnam Heritage xin chân thành cảm ơn mọi người đã quan tâm và háo hức đón chờ sự kiện Hanoi Seek & Snap!

Do trùng lịch với một số hoạt động cộng đồng khác cần được ưu tiên và phối hợp, chúng tôi xin phép dời lịch tổ chức sự kiện sang ngày 8/11 (Thứ Bảy). Việc điều chỉnh này giúp chúng tôi có thêm thời gian chuẩn bị, đảm bảo mọi khâu diễn ra suôn sẻ để mang đến trải nghiệm trọn vẹn nhất cho tất cả người tham dự.

FVH rất mong nhận được sự thông cảm và tiếp tục ủng hộ của mọi người, đồng thời thành thật xin lỗi vì sự thay đổi này có thể khiến bạn thấy bất tiện. Các thông tin cập nhật chi tiết về thời gian, địa điểm và đăng ký sẽ được thông báo sớm tại trang này.

📷 Hãy tiếp tục nuôi dưỡng tinh thần khám phá và chuẩn bị máy ảnh sẵn sàng, hành trình Hanoi Seek & Snap sẽ trở lại vào tháng 11 này với nhiều điều thú vị hơn nữa!
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Contact for more information /Thông tin chi tiết xin liên hệ:
Email: [email protected]/fvheritage.org/
Website: https://www.fvheritage.org