South Coast Experiences

About

Samorn Sanixay is a textile designer and weaver with twenty years experience as a natural dyer. She is Co-Founder of Eastern Weft weaving cooperative based in Vientiane, Laos, set up to support disadvantaged young Lao artisans of ethnic minority hill tribes through traditional textile crafts. She has produced handwoven textiles for some of the finest Australian Fashion designers such as Akira Isogawa and has been exhibited in Paris and Japan. The natural dyeing techniques are based on local and seasonal dyes, working in harmony with our natural surroundings. Once you have learnt some basic techniques, they can be applied to all environments.