Textile Pattern

The textile pattern was inspired through my cultural heritage. This design was very plain and simple. It's very straightforward about what the Hmong people value the most. I don't know what else I could of done for this design, but this layout design was the first thing that came to my mind when I thought about my cultural heritage.

Hmong Traditional Clothing

Farming and gardening are the ways of survival for the Hmong people. Each family is required to work in the fields in order to make money and to be able to afford Hmong traditional clothing. Hmong clothes are valuable to the people because they are passed onto the next generation. The fabric and materials are costly, and all designs are made by hand. These considerations are developed into a textile pattern to reflect the Hmong people.

The bright color palette in the textile recalls the Hmong clothes worn for weddings and celebrations. Every outfit has its own colors and theme depending on which clan they are from. The textile pattern creates an interesting eye movement and rhythm all throughout reflecting the traditional Hmong clothing.

Having at least one pair of traditional outfit means a lot to a Hmong person. Therefore, the bright color pink is the focal point in drawing people’s attention of how important Hmong clothes are. The embroidered figures of people shown on the textile pattern are one example of a clan’s shape and form of traditional clothing, and the pattern design in the background is used to direct the movement of the eye in understanding the textile theme.