Ban Thach mat village near Hoi An

Ban Thach sedge mat village is a traditional hand-weaving mat village in Dong Binh village, Duy Vinh commune, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam province, which has been preserved and passed down for 400 years.

Ban Thach mat village has created hand-woven mats, cherishing the sleep of generations of Quang Nam people, a product crystallizing the sweat and soul of the craftsmen sent to all parts of the country.

History of Ban Thach sedge mat village
In the early 14th century, during the Trinh-Nguyen conflict, people from Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, and Nghe Tinh regions climbed mountains and crossed passes to migrate to the South, to Quang Nam. Realizing the favorable conditions of this land, they stopped to build their careers.

Our ancestors gradually, step by step, reclaimed wasteland and turned alluvial land along the river into sedge fields with their own spirit of hard work, intelligence and creativity.

By the 17th century, the mat weaving profession was born, Ban Thach Mat Weaving Village was formed from that time. Today, Quang Nam province has recognized it as Ban Thach Mat Traditional Craft Village and brought the craft village together with tourism to develop and expand further.

Process of making Ban Thach sedge mats
Ban Thach sedge mats were once tributes from the royal court, mandarins and nobles in ancient times. Nowadays, Ban Thach mats are used for major festivals held annually such as Hue Festival, My Son Impression or Thu Bon Lady Festival...

Ban Thach mats are usually very durable and beautiful, made by the skillful hands of the craftsmen. It takes a lot of hard work and effort to produce such a product. Let's discover how difficult the process of making a Ban Thach mat is!

How are Ban Thach sedge mats produced?
To get a pair of mats as desired or according to the special requests of customers, the artisans at sedge mats must go through exactly 4 stages to create a satisfactory product.

Step 1: Harvest and dry the sedge
- Pick sedge in the field and carry it home.
- Carefully split the sedge into small fibers.
- Put it out in the hot sun for 5 consecutive days.
(Note to dry so that the sedge fibers do not get too dry)

Step 2: Dyeing the Sedge
After drying, dye the sedge: green, red, purple, yellow... (to dye the color accurately, not easily fading, you have to dip each small bunch, you can dip 2-3 times or more depending on the color intensity).

After dyeing, dry the sedge in moderate sunlight (not too strong sunlight - easy to become brittle, too mild sunlight - easy to get moldy). Unjointed, durable sedge fibers will produce a smooth mat.

Step 3: Weaving Sedge
To weave a mat, you need to make a loom, prepare a shuttle, and have two people work. The first person holds the loom, the second person holds the shuttle, and depending on the pattern, the weaver will control the embossed yin-yang loom, single or double loom as appropriate.

Step 4: Finished product
Once woven, the mat is trimmed and trimmed to prevent it from unraveling, then dried in the sun.

What is attractive about Ban Thach sedge mat weaving village?
Ban Thach sedge mats have been famous for generations, and are still maintained and developed today. Ban Thach mats are produced with increasingly diverse colors and designs, along with the ingenuity of skilled craftsmen who have created vivid images on the mats such as: My Son Tower, Hoi An Bridge Pagoda, and even embossed letters on the mats... Used by hotels to decorate rooms for foreign tourists staying.

How to get to Ban Thach mat village?
There are two ways to get to Ban Thach sedge mat village:
- From Nam Phuoc town, 5 km to the East, to Duy Vinh commune, Duy Phuoc district, Quang Nam. Visitors will see, along the two banks of Thu Bon river, are vast green sedge and jute fields, shoulder-high, tilted in the wind. That is the main material to weave into flower mats, cotton mats, white mats, floating mats, ... both durable and sturdy.
- From Cua Dai Bridge, Hoi An to Chieu Ban Thach Village is about 15 km.

Where to buy Ban Thach sedge mats?
Visitors can buy products at Ban Thach market, where you can admire and buy handmade mats with a variety of beautiful patterns and colors: There are mats with the word Song Hy in bright colors for newlywed couples, or mats with the elegant word Tho, used in temples...

The price of a handmade Ban Thach sedge mat ranges from 120,000 to 250,000 VND depending on the size and style of each piece. In addition to the mat, they also sell products such as: handbags, hats, sedge mats, folding mats...

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