The unique batik for brocade clothes of H'Mong ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The technique using melted beewax in creating patterns on brocade clothes is a traditional craft of H'Mong people. To create decorative patterns on brocade, they heat beeswax and then use a pen dipped in melted wax to draw directly on the fabric. The waxy part when dyeing will not absorb the colour, creating dark and light tones on products.
To create decorative pattern on brocadem they heat beeswax and then use a pen dipped in melted wax to draw directly on the fabric.
Beeswax is metled.
H’Mong’s technique of creating decorative patterns on brocade using beeswax is a sophisticated work that requires meticulousness.