This feature cushion cover decorated with hand cross-stitch embroidery by the Mien women in northern Thailand is the perfect piece to elevate your home. The geometric motifs are signature designs from the Mien (or Hmong) in the region.

• 45 cm H x  45 cm W

• 100% cotton with hand cross-stitch embroidery

• Mien women are noted for their beautiful geometric embroidery and Mien silversmiths produce quality silver jewellery

The Impact

Traditionally the tribal peoples in Thailand have supported their families by engaging in slash and burn agriculture, which required them to move their village every few years in search of new fields when old ones lost their fertility. It is now no longer possible for them to continue this semi-nomadic lifestyle, as there are no new places to move on to. Mainly for ecological reasons the Thai Government now prohibits the felling of trees and clearing of hillside land. Thus, the tribal people are finding that they have less land on which to support their families.

Thai Tribal Crafts Fair Trade organises handicraft production that helps to restore and revive these traditions which otherwise might have been forgotten. They currently work with 7 hill tribes, namely the Akha, Hmong, Karen, Lahu, Lawa, Lisu and Mien groups, as well as many tribal women living in Chiang Mai, Thailand.