Revived Organization

✨ 2025 Paj Ntaub Competition & Giveaway — NOW OPEN! ✨

To celebrate two years of Paj Ntaub Circle, Culture through Cloth is hosting a community-wide paj ntaub competition and giveaway!

Anyone in the U.S. who has made paj ntaub—finished or unfinished, from any year—is welcome to enter. You do not need to have attended Paj Ntaub Circle.

HOW IT WORKS:
🧵 Submit your piece + required photos
📸 All entries will be showcased in our Facebook voting gallery
🏆 Top-voted piece wins $100
🎁 All other entries enter a giveaway drawing featuring prizes from:
T & Y Market, Thread Tradition, Phyna’s Gift Shop, Rising Petals, Golden Flower Khaub Ncaws, Ntxoo Xyooj, and Hill Tribe Fusion.

Sacramento winners must pick up prizes; all others will be shipped.

ENTRY WINDOW: Dec 5–13
VOTING WINDOW: Dec 15–20
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Livestream on Dec 21

ENTER @ tinyurl.com/pajntaubcompetition

Many of you have been asking for digital workshops!

We're launching a new online series this November with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center—exploring not only traditional appliqué but also applied surface design, with a focus on the sacred geometry of paj ntaub.

Learn more and register at: https://www.jmkac.org/event/sacred-geometry-textile-workshop-series/

We had a lovely evening sewing paj ntaub together. 🧵🪡 Thank you to our instructors, Kia and Kala with Kiamono LLC, for leading the workshop. We’re also extremely grateful to the many community members who came to share their sewing supplies, take part in the exhibit, and volunteer their time. 🫶 Special thanks to Fresno Immigrant and Refugee Ministries - FIRM for partnering with us and your support along the way. 💚🩷💙

📝 If you attended the event, we’d love to hear your feedback. https://forms.gle/2ope8Fm7Rh7rFKRu5

Introducing Paj Ntaub Workshop Instructors ✨Kia Cha and Kala Heu! ✨

🌸 As a little girl, Kia Cha learned the different paj ntaub techniques just by watching her mom and other elder Hmong ladies around the neighborhood in their paj ntaub circles. She often recalled stitching her own paj ntaub pieces to make into her own Hmong clothing, which she couldn’t wait to wear for photos and to the local Hmong New Year celebrations.

As an adult, Kia continues to practice the art of paj ntaub making and has mastered many of the techniques. She is also a self-taught fashion designer/seamstress, and learned how to pattern-draft & drape from scratch. It makes her happy to be able to share many of her hand-made pieces with family, friends, and the entire Hmong community.

🌼 Kala Heu earned her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from California State University, Fresno State and moved to New York City to further her education and pursue her passion for fashion. She is a recent graduate from LIM College with a master’s degree in Fashion Marketing, all while focusing on building her co-founded brand, Kiamono LLC.

Outside of her professional life, she enjoys expressing her creativity through fashion, makeup, and nails. She also enjoys traveling, baking, working out, and exploring arts and crafts.

Beyond building her brand, Kala expresses her creativity through fashion, makeup, and nails. She also enjoys traveling, baking, working out, and exploring arts and crafts.

✨ We’re beyond excited to have Kia and Kala share their knowledge and expertise at the workshop! ✨