Cam Ne Mat Craft Village

Cam Ne village belongs to Hoa Tien commune, Hoa Vang district. It is 14km southwest of Da Nang city center. Located in the middle of a delta created by the silt of the Cam Le River. The village has traditional mat weaving and has been famous for generations According to many documents, Cam Ne projection originated from Hoang Hoa, Thanh Hoa. It was introduced to the South around the 15th century, when King Le Thanh Ton conquered Chiem Thanh, annexed Do Ban city into Quang Nam- Da Nang. Through many ups and downs of history and fierce competition, Cam Ne’s mat profession still exists and develops up to now.

Cam Ne

Craft villages are often associated with on-site raw material areas for production. However, in Cam Ne, there is nowhere to grow jute and strabismus (sedge) – raw materials for mat weaving. Therefore, the people of Cam Ne have to go to other regions to procure raw materials. Cam Ne weaves a variety of mats, wide-gauge, narrow-gauge, plain mat weaving and flower mat weaving. A plain mat is a type of mat that leaves white fibers unstained. Plain mat weaving long spherical type is not patchy, microfiber is more expensive than spherical weaving, weaving two short strabismus yarns in succession. This type of white slippery mat uses moderately dried strabismus, when dried and blue, to be weaved. The mat is finished weaving and drying in the sun, while letting the leaves shine white.

Motifs on Cam Ne

The type of flower mat in Cam Ne does not have to weave white mats to use a floral printing mold on the background like some other areas, but must choose strabismus yarn to dye products and colors depending on the owner. Red, blue, green, yellow, shy color… Cook it and dip it in, dip it one by one and dry. An encrusted encrusted can be dyed once or two or three times depending on the color and light blend. The colored strands, after drying, are given flower mats.

Elaborate craft

An elaboration of mat weaving is choosing trees for torment and weaving. You have to choose which plants are straight, light and durable. In the Cam Ne region, people often use old areca palm to make torment and weave. Two people, one holding the gauge, the other holding the shuttle. Weaving continuously for ten hours is projected by one and a half or two pairs. Depending on whether it is a flower or plain projection, wide or narrow gauge. The finished woven mat is spread throughout the yard, throughout the garden, dried to let the mats cool and complete part of the work. Finally: pin the ends of the jute rope to prevent the strabismus threads from coming off. This work must also be skillful and have artistic eyes, otherwise the mat will be skewed.

Product – challenge

The products produced are consumed in the village through wholesale. Prices vary depending on size. Cam Ne mats have the advantage that the mat border is folded more carefully, thicker, more durable, and lies quieter than mats of other localities. Today, Cam Ne village is facing difficulties with the competition of the market economy. To preserve, preserve and promote Cam Ne traditional mat weaving. People here help each other with experience, help capital and especially products made must have a reputation for design, quality and efficiency to survive and develop.