Welcome to YOYAMAY
where indigenous cultures thrive
About Us
YOYAMAY is a leading company in producing high-quality handwoven textiles from indigenous communities such as Chin, Naga, Laitu, and Mro/Khami in Burma/Myanmar since 1994. We originally produced traditional blankets, shawls and tunic made with back-strap looms. From 2014 onwards, we began creating a variety of new designs for contemporary use like hand bags, cushion covers and purses.
Our Story
U Kyin Lam Mang (Pa Mang) and Daw Khun Swe (Nu Shwe) founded YOYAMAY as a cooperative in 1994. Pa Mang and Nu Shwe belong to the Tedim-Chin community. Over the past three decades, they have immersed themselves into the world of Chin and other highland traditional textiles. They also contributed their knowledge to foreign and local textile enthusiasts and experts.
Products
Our textiles are made from 100% natural cotton yarn, hand-spun cotton, and silk. They are made by backstrap looms and wooden frame looms. The patterns and motifs are unique to each tribe. The textiles are socially and culturally important for special occasions such as weddings, feast, and ceremonies.
Makers
Chin women traditionally weave their own textiles on backstrap looms. Every girl when they are coming of age they have to learn weaving from their mother. Now, we are providing a source of income for the Chin women with their intangible cultural heritage. Grandmas, housewives, and young girls can earn an extra income from their own tradition.
Services
We guarantee to ship our products to our customers within one month if the ordered items in stock. We can customize to the buyer’s preferences. We also accept commissioned work to create new designs.
YOYAMAY
YOYAMAY is in the conservation, up-keeping and sustaining of the quickly vanishing know-hows of the usage of natural dyes and hand woven textiles. They have revived and supported the back strapped loom weavings in Southern Chin and Northern Rakhine since the early 2000s, and have created paths for Chin women to earn a living with their inherited knowledge.
For three decades now, YOYAMAY has produced contemporary Chin textiles, designed new products, and preserved antique textiles as well as weaving traditions.
Address
#20 Main Front Wing (Upstairs), Bogyoke Market, Yangon, Myanmar
Phone
Phone 1: +66 8050 78349
Phone 2: +1 (641) 481-0213
E-mail: info@yoyamay.com
Service Hour
Monday to Friday - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Yangon Time).
Contact Form
Please contact us through here or email for future inquiries.