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Luang Prabang Deaf & Mute Community Handicraft Shop
Visit the Luang Prabang Deaf & Mute Community Handicraft Shop, located near the bowling alley on the road from the stadium, watch the residents weave and farm, and purchase their products. The Sisters of Charity opened the school to teach professional skills, such as traditional Lao weaving and sewing, to the deaf and mutes so they can become autonomous. Stop by in the afternoon when they are producing bags, shirts, scarfs, carpets and other fabrics you can buy in their shop, which helps support the school. While there, inspect their garden sprouting organic vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms, and see their pigs, poultry, and fish pond.
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Ma Té Sai
Ma Té Sai means “Where is it from?” in Lao language. As a social enterprise based in Luang Prabang, we select and co-create beautiful gifts, textiles and homewares handmade by people from villages across Laos. Some of our artisans are from remote and rural Laos, making traditional handicrafts; some are farmers growing local produce; and some are disadvantaged, working in city centres, where they are developing new skills and a better life.
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Indigo Fabric
Conveniently located on Luang Prabang’s Kingkitsarath Road, Indigo Fabric is a small locally-owned business, working to preserve the beauty of traditional Lao textiles and handicrafts as well as to empower young artisans and weavers. Our products are authentic handicrafts made by ethnic minority artisans using traditional skills and natural materials. You’ll find cushion covers, bedding, rugs, small gifts, and a dining collection including napkins, coasters, placemats, and table runners, and all are made using traditional techniques. Indigo Fabric works with 11 villages and 56, mostly women weavers in six Lao provinces.
