TECHNICOLOUR DREAM-MATS… Women work on weaving colourful strands of sedge to make mats. The colourful scene took place in Phu Tan village in Phu Yen Province, Vietnam. Sabina Akter said, “The village of Phu Tan is well-known in Vietnam for its traditional craft of weaving colourful sedge strands into mats, bags and sandals. The sedge is first dried out and then dyed, left to dry again then the weave is started. Throughout Vietnam’s Central Highlands and the Southern provinces, sedge mats are widely used both in people’s homes.” “Sedge is a grasslike plant that grows in temperate and cool regions. It’s harvested by farmers and is then dyed, a process that requires well practiced craftsmen.” Please byline: Sabina Akter/Solent News © Sabina Akter/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800 *** Local Caption *** 1. 29th July, 2024. Phu Tan village in Phu Yen Province, Vietnam. 2. Phu Tan village is well-known for traditional craft of weaving sedge mats. After dying these sedge strings kept for drying 3. Those are not incense sticks, strings of sedge and use for making mats. Produce handicrafts from sedge such as bags, lanes, sandals, papyrus and many other popular item. 4. Mostly used for mats 5. I don't know 6. Bundle 7. Across Vietnam's Central Highlands and South-central province, sedge mats are widely used. For many residents, these mats - made from sedge , a plant like grass that grows in temperate and cold region, are the preferred comfortable option to sleep on. Sedge is harvested and sun-dried, then clustered and dyed. The colored sedge strings are sun dried again and woven into mats. The dyeing sedge is very important and requires experienced craftsman 8. Biography unchanged.