Lao PDR - Phu Tai ethnic minority - Handspun cotton hanging to dry

Handspun cotton hanging to dry in the Phu Tai ethnic minority village of Ban Lahanam, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Cotton has been grown in Laos for centuries, mostly on a small scale for household use. The people of the Phu Tai ethnic group have a long standing tradition of cotton production which they hand weave for clothing and household use. Cotton is planted by hand and watered by the monsoon rains. It takes 8 months for the plant to produce the cotton flower, then it is picked by hand, ginned by hand and then spun into yarn by hand.

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Handspun cotton hanging to dry in the Phu Tai ethnic minority village of Ban Lahanam, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Cotton has been grown in Laos for centuries, mostly on a small scale for household use. The people of the Phu Tai ethnic group have a long standing tradition of cotton production which they hand weave for clothing and household use. Cotton is planted by hand and watered by the monsoon rains. It takes 8 months for the plant to produce the cotton flower, then it is picked by hand, ginned by hand and then spun into yarn by hand.