Hat makers in Ngoc My often buy materials at the Chuong market in the neighbouring Thanh Oai district

Young palm leaves from Phu Tho and Thai Nguyen provinces are hung for dry for a couple of days before being used to make hats.

Bamboo slats are used to form the hat's frame.

Whittling bamboo slats

Making the hat frame

Arranging palm leaves around the frame

Stitching palm leaves together

A family of hat makers in Ngoc My

An average hat maker can produce two or three hats ​a day.

Ngoc My conical hats are sold at the Chuong market