- Create your own Vietnamese lantern, believed to be a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth
-Where you make lanterns from scratch
- Experience a fun family bonding activity where you can release your inner artist
- Experiment with different materials like silk and bamboo to create lanterns of different shapes
- Learn a new skill and bring home your very own handmade souvenir!
Description
Itinerary
Hoi An people believe that hanging lanterns in front of their house brings luck, happiness, and wealth to the family.
To start, you will have a chance to enjoy our herbal tea and listening to the master to talk about the history and the culture of Hoi An Lanterns....
Our Lanterns are made of silk and bamboo and come in many shapes such as lotus, diamond, sunrise, sunset.
Covers the complete 11 steps in making your own lantern:
Step 1: Attach 12 bamboo stakes together with wire thread
Step 2 and 3: Shape the stakes into a sunrise (inverted triangle) or sunset (triangle) formation
Step 4: Insert the bamboo stakes into a hanger and secure the stakes with thread
Step 5: Select your desired silk and color
Step 6: Apply glue and let it dry
Step 7: Set silk and stretch the silk to cover the stakes
Step 8: Fully cover the sides with silk
Step 9: Cover the top and bottom of the hanger with silk strips
Step 10: Select a tassel for the lantern base
Step 11: Finished! Your lantern can also be folded and stowed in your luggage to be brought home
And the master will make one more lantern for you like the special gifts from them at the end of the class.
Stop At:
• Hoi An Handicraft Tours, 8 Tran Cao Van, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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