2141 Crest Dr.
Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: (541) 485-9386
Email:
Website:www.hilltribeart.com
Facebook: Above the Fray: Traditional Hilltribe Art
Contact person: Maren Beck or Josh Hirschstein
Above the Fray leads small-group tours for textile enthusiasts to visit with and learn directly from traditional textile artists in hill tribe Laos and Vietnam. The cultural venture offers hands-on workshops led by regional, independent experts in their own villages including: wax resist batik, hemp processing, indigo dyeing, Hmong and Yao embroidery, silk reeling, natural dyeing with silk, cotton processing and ikat tying, Lao/Tai silk weaving, and Katu backstrap weaving.
![Learning traditional Black Hmong wax resist batik in Vietnam](https://i0.wp.com/weavearealpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/above-the-fray-2.jpg?resize=900%2C1350&ssl=1)
![Learning how to reel silk in Laos](https://i0.wp.com/weavearealpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/above-the-fray-1.jpg?resize=900%2C1350&ssl=1)
![Learning matti (ikat) on handspun cotton on handbuilt frames in Laos village](https://i0.wp.com/weavearealpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/above-the-fray-3.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&ssl=1)