Tiao Somsanith co-ordinated with Dinh Q Le, a Vietnamese artist who has previously worked with communities of weavers in his native Vietnam , and Dr Catherine Choron-Baix, a French anthropologist, to revive this endangered tradition and to explore its potential in a contemporary context. Gold thread embroidery was once practised at the royal court of Luang Prabang, and the garments it decorated were worn by kings and queens. Prince Somsanith is a descendent of the last viceroy of Luang Prabang. The embroiderer bears witness to the technical and symbolic richness of his art and to his dual struggle both to preserve a unique heritage and to rebuilt his own life in exile. This documentary follows the artist in his work as he presents ancient techniques and the symbolic meanings underlying one of the Laotian court's crowning ornaments.