From many centuries In Lao history silk fabric has been valued and traded as gold and was often the most treasured of gifts for the Royal courts and rulers of the Kingdom.
During Tang Dynasty of China (618-906 AD) there was a note in Chinese history referring to Lao, as Nong Sae Kingdom , admiring the skill of the Lao people in raising silk worms, and perfecting silk fabric as smooth fine product with beautiful colours, the note also told about Chinese merchants who came to Laos China
Lao women identify their Sinh in thousands way, related to technique and to material used, associated to people who weave and wear, and linked to motif, below are some of the names:
sinh Mii (ikat) |
sinh Muk (supplementary warp) |
sinh Kor or sinh chok (discontinuous supplementary weft) |
sinh khid (continuous supplementary weft) |
sinh korm (twisted weft yarns) |
sinh tiin seo (embroidery hem) |
sinh tiin tam Nae (compound weave hem weaving with no comb) |
sinh khan (vertical stripe) |
sinh kaan (horizontal stripe) |
sinh thalan (horizontal stripe with white ikat) |
sinh paa pan ((horizontal stripe with different colour ikat but not white) |
sinh saimor (horizontal stripe) |
sinh maan (horizontal stripe with white ikat and supplementary) |
sinh Kaan ngouang (horizontal stripe with supplementary and with no Ikat) |
sinh ling (hem and waist band attached to Ling silk fabric from China) |
sinh tiin khid (hem supplementary weft) |
sinh Tiin soung (large hem) |
sinh tiin talat (large horizontal supplementary band hem) |
sinh hua bouan (special design at the waistband) |
sinh ael khai (special design at the waistband) Ael means waist |
sinh tai Nam Noen (refer to people who live along Nam Noen river) |
sinh phuan tai Khang (refer to people who live at Khang District) |
sinh Lue (refer to Lue ethnic) |
sinh Fai (refer to cotton material) |
sinh Mai (refer to silk material) |
sinh Mai Kham (refer to golden tread yarn) |
