Choosing textiles & embroidery
Ethnic minority embroidery and indigo dye, hand-stitched quilts. Textiles are light, won’t break, and carry the maker’s touch better than any other souvenir.
Tips for choosing
- Hand embroidery and handweaving vary piece by piece, so check the finish on the back too
- Indigo-dyed items may bleed, so wash them separately at first
- Start with small items like pouches and coasters — they double as gifts to hand out
Choose in Ho Chi Minh City
- Thảo Điền Confirmed open
Louh X Alouane
Quilted bags, DIY accessories and key rings, patterned fabric goods
- Thảo Điền Confirmed open
Dakao Quartier (Thảo Điền)
- Around Đồng Khởi Street Confirmed open
Catherine Denoual Maison
Embroidered pouches, pillow and eye-mask sets
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- Around Đồng Khởi Street Confirmed open
Dakao Quartier Đồng Khởi
Rolls of indigo-dyed hemp, woven basket bags, teak bowls and cutlery, hand-embroidered cloths, illustrated postcards
- Thảo Điền Confirmed open
showroom_ANH by LOOSE ANNAM
Northern Vietnamese tableware, collaboration T-shirts, fabric goods, limited-edition accessories
- Around Đồng Khởi Street Confirmed open
amaï Đồng Khởi
Colorful small dishes, saucers and cups; cutlery laid out on ethnic-minority-patterned fabric
- Around Bến Thành Market Confirmed open
em Mèo Saigon
em Mèo original Sông Bé ware (embossed octagonal plates and rimmed plates), large pomegranate-pattern platters, buffalo-horn spoons
- Around Đồng Khởi Street Confirmed open
Chợ Bến Thành (Bến Thành Market)
Coffee beans, embroidered goods
Choose in Hanoi
- Old Quarter Confirmed open
Vietnamese Craft Guild
Ethnic minority textiles and embroidery, vintage fabrics
- Around St. Joseph’s Cathedral Confirmed open
Collective Memory – The House of Curios
Art prints, board games, spice mixes
- Around St. Joseph’s Cathedral Confirmed open
Mountain's Color 2 (Hanoi)
Pouches and bags in handwoven fabric
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- Around St. Joseph’s Cathedral Confirmed open
Maison Bagian × Indochine Atelier (102 Hàng Trống)
Soaps, candles and gifts
- Other areas Confirmed open
Craft Link
Embroidered textiles by the Hmong, Dao and other groups, scarves, pouches, and dó paper stationery
- Other areas Confirmed open
Em Hanoi
taran. cosmetics, em Mèo tableware, Bát Tràng ceramics, pouches made from peacock-pattern quilt fabric (Chăn Con Công), and long-lasting food souvenirs
- Other areas Confirmed open
ao/CHUMI (Tailort, 2nd floor)
Indigo-dyed T-shirts and dresses by ao; fabric earrings, scrunchies and coasters by CHUMI
- Other areas Confirmed open
Hanoi Shouten
Food souvenirs such as Vietnamese sweets and coffee, Bát Tràng ceramic spoons, and Cham brocade accessories
- Around St. Joseph’s Cathedral Confirmed open
Hũu La La
Hand-embroidered blouses, embroidered handkerchiefs
- Around St. Joseph’s Cathedral Confirmed open
Metiseko Flagship Boutique Hanoi
Silk scarves, zodiac collection
- Other areas Confirmed open
Indigo Store
Indigo-dyed fabric, clothing and scarves; indigo-dyed ethnic dress
Other ways to choose
Shops are chosen for their selection from those our editors have confirmed are open. We never change which shops appear or their order for advertising fees or relationships with the operator.