The above information about the Lao sinh was taken from the book Sinh and Lao Women, written by Viengkham Nanthavongdouangsy. Viengkham and her sister Khongtong, own the Phaeng Mai Gallery which published this book. We are proud to be carrying some of their beautiful textiles and just click on the Phaeng Mai Gallery link to learn more about their gallery and view the Phaeng Mai textiles in our collection. Unfortunately their book doesn’t seem to be available in the United States, but if our online business proves successful we are definitely eager to begin carrying books such as Sinh and Lao Women that will help Americans learn more about Lao weaving and textiles.