Top Vietnam Craft Classes

Lantern Making tour (Private)

• Master the art of an ancient Vietnamese tradition during a lantern-making workshop in Hoi An, a hands-on cultural experience that’s ideal for families. This private tour means you’ll receive undivided attention throughout the workshop, and leave with a hand-made souvenir to commemorate your vacation. Plus, you can choose from a morning or afternoon departure time to suit your schedule.
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Experience to DIY a handcrafted leather at DIY Box in Hanoi Vietnam

• Born and raised in the Hanoi capital, the center of Vietnamese culture and traditional handicrafts. I graduated as IT-Software engineer, but fall in love with hand-crafts as a child. Started to learn handmade leather by my-self from 2013, I decided to start plan of my life with the material. I came to the realization that my workshop was an place where everyone can come & have experience, to know or understanding how does artisan make excellent handicrafts. I hope the crafts will be preserved and honored all over the world.
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Silver Jewelry Making workshop

• At Vietnam Silver House, tourists will get a chance to visit: • “Traditional Silver-work” Exhibition room • • Documentary movie room • Workshop • Showroom
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HOME-based BOOKBINDING workshop with a HANOIAN

• Hi! After going to so many beautiful places in Hanoi, it's time for you to have a souvenir to remind you of this trip. Why not create it by yourself while enjoying a conversation with a HANOIan in our bookbinding workshop?DURATION: 2.5 hours LOCATION A home studio located in a peaceful local area with walking distance from the historical site the Downed B-52. 1 min by car from B52 Victory Museum, 5 mins by car from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. A place for art & craft lovers! NOTE!! Class TIMING is FLEXIBLE so drop me a message to arrange workshop at a time which is not in the scheduleChildren aged 8 and up can attend No previous experience is required.All the materials are provided by our team. Just bring your art soul along ;) and your own picture (for the notebook cover) if you wish to do so.
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Hoi An Bamboo Workshop with Free souvenir

• Bamboo is often used to create traditional Vietnamese handicrafts, traditional tools, and everyday household items. This hands-on workshop lets you experiment with bamboo cutting, carving, and treating, and learn all about the sustainable material and its use in Vietnam. Best of all, you will get to make your very own bamboo souvenir such as a vase, pen holder, or ornament.
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Silver Jewelry Making Class in 3 Hours

• Are you looking for interested, new and meaningful experiences on your trip in Vietnam; especially Saigon? What do you think about making the Silver Jewelry items with your unique style by yourself? Particularly, that would be so wonderful to give your handmade Vietnamese souvenirs to your loved family, partner or close friends after the trip in Vietnam. Join our tour to have a lot of unforgettable experiences. Have fantastic pick up and drop off to the Silver Making Factory by sitting on the back of the motorbike to and experience handmade Vietnamese jewelry items
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Chinese-Inspired Jewellery Workshop

• Create a totally unique piece of jewellery and work under the expert guidance of a female workshop leader in this half-day experience. Choose to create earrings, rings or bracelets and add personal touches including beads, tassels and ropes to these Chinese-inspired accessories. An excellent half-day experience that supports female-led business and provides the opportunity to create a personal memento as a reminder of time spent in Xi’an.
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Lantern Making Tour

• A great pleasure of any visit to Hoi An is to stroll along the peaceful vintage paths of the ancient town at night under the flickering lights from lots of hanging lanterns. These simple yet colorful lanterns are a unique feature of Hoi An culture for hundreds of years. Exploring the beauty of lanterns and making your own lanterns expressing your style are the highlights of this tour.
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Knife Making in Traditional Blacksmith Village

• Nestled in Kien Hung Commune, Ha Dong Town, Hanoi, the small, but prestigious village ? Da Sy has a long - standing history of forging profession. Historically, two blacksmith ancestors of the profession were Nguyen Thuat and Nguyen Thuan who came to the village several hundred years ago, and taught forging technics for locals. During wars in Vietnam, the village was the main source supporting weapons for Vietnam military. However, when peace returned to Viet Nam 40 years ago, the Da Sy people returned to making to agricultural implements such as ploughs, rakes and machinery parts or kitchen implements.
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Lantern Making Class

• No previous skills are required to create your own handmade lantern, making this 2.5-hour workshop a family-friendly activity in Hoi An. Participants are provided with a bamboo frame—with multiple shapes to choose from—and shown by craftsmen how to fold the silk into a colorful lantern. Fold it flat into your luggage and return home with a unique souvenir.
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Lantern Making Class

• Colored lanterns are a symbol of Hoi An, where locals believe they bring happiness, luck, and wealth. Bring home a souvenir with a difference, a lantern that you made yourself, after this fascinating class. Choose from a wealth of different silks then work with your instructor to craft a bamboo frame and create your lantern, which will fold away neatly into your luggage. Your class includes a Vietnamese tea tasting.
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D.I.Y Bullet Journal

• The Craft House Workshop is a series of classes that teaches people to make hand crafted products ranging from leather goods, ceramics, greeting cards to scented candles, etc. Through these events, attendants not only have a chance to experience the making process through their own hands but also can relax and unleash their creativity to make something truly unique.
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Paper Masks: Preserving an Ancient Craft

• The traditional paper masks, as distinct and recognizable as the full moon during the Mid-Autumn festival, has for years been a favorite traditional toy among Vietnamese children. During the night of the festival, gleeful children parade around the neighborhood wearing colorful paper masks as they carry with them bobbing lanterns to illuminate the streets - a sort of trick or treat equivalent during Halloween. Families join in the celebration while the young ones bring life to the artfully crafted masks that are at once both colorful and representative of the festivities of the night.
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Traditional Silversmith Workshop in a Quintessential Village

• "Yen Thai Silk, Bat Trang Pottery, Dinh Cong Silver, Ngu Xa Copper" is the quintessential quarters of the Thang Long trade village. Through its history, the village has seen several drastic changes take place to its people, culture, tradition and crafts but silversmithing in Dinh Cong is one of the few ancient crafts of Thang Long (old name of Hanoi) that still exists today. Located on the To Lich river bank in Hanoi's Hoang Mai district, approximately 10km from Hoan Kiem Lake), Dinh Cong village has long term history of silver handcrafts. According to the legend, in King Ly Nam De's reign, three brothers of the Tran family (Tran Dien, Tran Hoa and Tran Dien) learned how to make silver and gold jewelries by chance, mastered the skills and then passed this on to the local people of the village and created the reputation of Dinh Cong's products. The products are not just beautiful but also have a masterful finish.
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Wooden Stamp Crafting Workshop

• You might have noticed the little hole-in-the-wall shops cluttered around the Old Quarters, tended to by a single craftsmen, hunched and dedicatedly carving sophisticated designs on little wooden blocks. Wooden stamps, or historically, the art of seal making was borrowed from China and was used by kings and aristocrats during the feudal times in Vietnam. More than a 1000 years later, the art yet lives, but has morphed into the wooden stamps we know today, elegantly managing to stay relevant with the times.
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