The last Cong Ton Nu holds the secret of pillow sewing in the Nguyen Dynasty

In the midst of modern life, many traditional cultural values ​​are gradually being forgotten. That is also the feeling of people like Ms. Ton Nu Tri Hue – the palace maid is considered to be the last to know the craft of making pillows, a kind of pillow used by kings and mandarins. Nguyen Dynasty used to rest hands when enjoying tea, reciting poetry or talking about politics.

At a rare age, Cong Ton Nu Tri Hue is still attached to the profession of sewing left pillows based on the royal style. Photo: To Quoc Newspaper

Ms. Ton Nu Tri Hue, Huong Toan Commune, Huong Tra District, Thua Thien Hue Province shared: I have known pillow sewing since the reign of King Bao Dai. Pillows in the Mausoleum or pillows in Grandpa I sewed from that time. I regret it, so I just showed it to my children, both to keep the traditional job and have a job to do.”

At the age of more than 100 years, few people can imagine that Me Tri Hue still worked hard to teach and teach her children the craft of sewing a pillow contrary to the example – the old royal pillow. It is thanks to those efforts to preserve and preserve that colorful pillows have followed me throughout history and still exist until today.

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