Lisu patchwork- Lisu Cultural Heritage Center

Lisu patchwork- Lisu Cultural Heritage Center Please arrange an appointment to visit the center. Thank you.
กรุณานัดหมาย? Who are the Lisu? Lisu also live in China, Burma, and India.

Lisu Cultural Heritage Center (LCHC)

Lisu Cultural Heritage Center (LCHC) is the first place in Chiang Mai where visitors can view Lisu culture and heritage in all its varied aspects: ritual, music, livelihood, handicraft, and costume. In addition, the center holds a treasure trove of archival photographs of ethnic Lisu, the field notes of an anthropologist studying a particular Lisu village in C

hiang Rai province, as well as other documents related to the Lisu. The Lisu are one of the ethnic groups (hill tribes) in northern Thailand. They mostly live in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, and Tak provinces. The Lisu population all over the globe numbers about a million. There are two different groups among the Lisu, the flowery and the black. The flowery Lisu are mostly based in Thailand, whereas the black are based in China, Burma, and India. The differences between these Lisu groups are based on language, costume, and religion. Ethnic costumes

Highlights of a visit to the center include the multi-ethnic costumes on display, particularly Lisu women’s costumes. Visitors can observe the evolution of women’s costumes from 1972 to 2000. In addition, the center displays the distinctive embroidery of the Lisu: dancing tassels, leggings, traditional shoulder bags, aprons, silver designs and head decorations. Handmade products

The LCHC is dedicated to promoting and preserving Lisu handicrafts. Visitors can buy handicrafts made by villagers, especially those created by older ladies who painstakingly make the very beautiful traditional Lisu bags, a process done entirely by hand. Many of the handicrafts now available for purchase have been in steep decline in recent years and the LCHC hopes to revive these skills, breathing new life into traditional styles.

Lisu patchwork bag made of h**p fabric. Model Karl Käsnapuu, a well known Estonian writer who wrote a book“Near Death ex...
15/03/2025

Lisu patchwork bag made of h**p fabric.

Model Karl Käsnapuu, a well known Estonian writer who wrote a book

“Near Death experiences. What happens to life after death”.

Visitors from 22 February to 12 March. ———-Every moment with you all was filled with laughter and joy and inspiration. T...
15/03/2025

Visitors from 22 February to 12 March.
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Every moment with you all was filled with laughter and joy and inspiration. Thanks so much for your visit and support and left me with good memories of your visit.
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An Estonian animator.

A Russian and Turkish filmmakers.

A Dutch friend and his childhood nurse friend.

Two liberal Lahu girls.

An American artist and French gynecologist.

An Italian gender activist and her Estonian buddy.

Two American women from California but based in Thailand.

A Burmese-Mon brother who is studying at Lund University. Through YSEALI family we both know each other.

And a Japanese anthropologist friend who had been working alongside Lisu for more than 30 years.

A Chinese style of blouse based on Lisu patchwork and ears of the Lisu shoulder bags. —- Made with linen fabric. —- Ther...
04/03/2025

A Chinese style of blouse based on Lisu patchwork and ears of the Lisu shoulder bags.

—- Made with linen fabric.
—- There is only one item/design.
—- Please DM me for price and other information.
—- Please also arrange an appointment to see the product.
— The size of the blouse is as follow.

Chest —— 40 cm.
Length —— 31.30 cm.
Neck ——- 18.30 cm.
Shoulders to sleeve —— 52.30 cm.
Bottom ——- 40 cm.
Hip ——- 40 cm.

For those who have been asking for Lisu patchwork bags. — Made with good quality of h**p. — The back and the front side ...
01/03/2025

For those who have been asking for Lisu patchwork bags.

— Made with good quality of h**p.
— The back and the front side can be difference.
— The size of PW-01 and PW-02 is the same. The width is 16 inches and the length is 13.
— The size of PW-03 is the biggest size. The width is 18 inches and the length is 16 inches.
— The size of PW-04, the smallest size.
The width is 13 inches and the length is 12 inches.
— Please DM for more details. 🙏🙏😊

A bag with Lisu style of weaving. — The fabric is a good quality of h**p. — There is a removable base. — These are the f...
01/03/2025

A bag with Lisu style of weaving.

— The fabric is a good quality of h**p.
— There is a removable base.
— These are the first five bags and there might not be more of these weaving patterns as villagers will always come up with their own new patterns.
— The width of the bag is 14 inches and the length is 10 inches.
— Please arrange an appointment if you would like to see the product first.
— The price will be informed when we chat in person.
— National and international shipping can be done.
— Please look at the base and the closure carefully. There is a difference.

A visit from a Chinese friend who I met for the first time at Bamboo Family Market last year.
21/02/2025

A visit from a Chinese friend who I met for the first time at Bamboo Family Market last year.

A Spanish friend with his colorful Lisu linen pants. A Thai friend with her colorful Lisu linen pants. Thai color is sti...
14/02/2025

A Spanish friend with his colorful Lisu linen pants.

A Thai friend with her colorful Lisu linen pants.

Thai color is still available at the center. Please DM me if you are interested getting a pair, especially with this coming hot season.

A visit from a Spanish couple and an Indonesian family.
14/02/2025

A visit from a Spanish couple and an Indonesian family.

A visit from Burmese friends and their friends from Yangon and Singapore.
05/02/2025

A visit from Burmese friends and their friends from Yangon and Singapore.

26-01-25————A visit from California, Boston and Oklahoma. The two lady friends had made an appointment to visit the cent...
27/01/2025

26-01-25
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A visit from California, Boston and Oklahoma.

The two lady friends had made an appointment to visit the center. They arrived at around 2 pm. We sat down outside and chatted for about half an hour. While we were talking outside, there was a young man cycling past the center.

We continued our chats and then I saw that man cycling past the center again. I walked to the gate and asked if he was looking for something. He said he was looking for the Lisu Center.

We welcomed him and continued our conversations. He was from Oklahoma but lived in Japan as an English teacher. He was interested in learning Japanese since he was 9 years old. He also studied anthropology.

27-01-25———Welcoming American students who are studying at ISDSI. I enjoyed these young students energy. They exchanged ...
27/01/2025

27-01-25
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Welcoming American students who are studying at ISDSI.

I enjoyed these young students energy. They exchanged a lot with the topics that related to marginalized communities in their communities. I indeed learned a lot from them as well.

We laughed a lot when I shared my experience in taking care of Otome. We talked about her in front of her smiley picture. I am sure she would be so happy to see and share her knowledge with all these students too.

Some of them found interesting books and had borrowed them too.
I am glad that the books are being used by students.

Thanks so much to ISDSI for organizing this visit. It has always been a great honor to host your enthusiastic and kind students.

For linen fabric fans, Lisu men can wear any color except black. Lisu women are supposed to wear only black color. We ha...
19/01/2025

For linen fabric fans,

Lisu men can wear any color except black. Lisu women are supposed to wear only black color.

We have made three colors of Lisu pants, dark orange, black and dark blue for both adults and children.

Those three colors are made with limited quantities. Please DM me for the details of the sizes, prices and perhaps shipping too.

A visit from an Indian filmmaker friend and her Nepalis classical dancer. After visiting the center we went to a restaur...
02/01/2025

A visit from an Indian filmmaker friend and her Nepalis classical dancer.

After visiting the center we went to a restaurant called “Chiang Mai Gymkhana Club” for lunch.

At the club, we were so amazed by a 125 year old gigantic rain tree!

27/12/2024

“We have this plant in our region but I don’t j know the name of it”. “We have this too but I don’t know how we call it”. “Is this food or flower? Oh is this a kind of bean?” ———-Listen to her dialect to see how different it is from the Myanmar one that I posted a few days ago.

A visit from a Lisu mother and daughter from Nujiang, a Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan, China. ———The...
27/12/2024

A visit from a Lisu mother and daughter from Nujiang, a Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan, China.
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The daughter named Mimi (too) was studying at Chiang Mai University and the mother was visiting her.

I was very surprised and excited when they told me where they were from. The daughter could not speak Lisu. She asked me to speak Lisu with her mother. We both started to speak Lisu. I was able to understand in the beginning with general and simple questions but later I asked her daughter to help me translate from time to time as it became more complicated for certain topics.

Although we had difficulty to understand each other but there was one thing that made us relate with each other so strongly and that was an expression when we wondered or surprised about something.

They brought me their traditional shoulder bag and showed me their traditional men jacket as well.

“I know the Lisu Center from a post of a Chinese woman. I thought about visiting the center earlier. Then I told my mom about this and she said please wait until I am there so we can go together”.

26/12/2024

Learn to read Lisu plants. She could read them all and I was so happy to know that most plants were called the same as her region. This great contribution goes to my Australian friend who had studied Lisu plants and had shared her study material with me. Holly Aquifolium.

It was fun to read the name of the plants oud loud together. Amee Lisu

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“We have this plant in our region but I don’t j know the name of it”. “We have this too but I don’t know how we call it”. “Is this food or flower? Oh is this a kind of bean?” ———-Listen to her dialect to see how different it is from the Myanmar one that I posted a few days ago.

Learn to read Lisu plants. She could read them all and I was so happy to know that most plants were called the same as her region. This great contribution goes to my Australian friend who had studied Lisu plants and had shared her study material with me. Holly Aquifolium. It was fun to read the name of the plants oud loud together. Amee Lisu

Lisu ceremonies.
Lisu ceremonies.

Name the Lisu traditional ceremonies.

Recalling Lisu traditional livelihood.
Recalling Lisu traditional livelihood.

“We used to dip chili paste with young opium leaves”. “I loved wearing dancing tassels. I loved when it swayed like this”. “Oh look at this, this is our wedding costume. The patchwork is so different from daily wear”. Amee Lisu

An idea if you are looking for Christmas and New Year present. A handmade Lisu shoulder bag made by a family in my village. The body of the bag and the strap were handwoven by a mother and ears of the bag were embroidered by her daughter. “I made this part (ears of the bag). Sometimes I help my mom put ears on the bag too because her eyes are not so good” a daughter said.

Modern dress with traditional Lisu handicraft ชุดสมัยใหม่กับงานหัตถกรรมดั้งเดิมของชาติพันธุ์ลีซู #stetson #lisuearrings

US Cultural Affairs Officer practicing Lisu language 🙏 very sweet! เจ้าหน้าที่ด้านวัฒนธรรมของสถานทูตสหรัฐอเมริกาฝึกพูดภาษาลีซู #Lisulanguage

How to put all colorful threads together? นำเอาด้ายหลากสีมาทอได้อย่างไร #lisubag #bagweaving #colourfulthreads

Wonder how Lisu patchwork is being made? ผ้าแถบลีซู เย็บอย่างไร

Ears of a Lisu bag. Many people asked me if they all are done by hands. This video shows you how those ears are being made! Hope the video will give you an idea! Enjoy. วิธีการเย็บหูกระเป๋าลีซู

When women are free from farming, let's gather and make a Lisu bag. เมื่อผู้หญิงว่างงานจากการเกษตร มารวมตัวกันทำกระเป๋าลีซูดีกว่า

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