We have a lot of Hmong people around here, and they have some of the most exquisite hand work in their clothing that you've ever seen. I once bought a woman's fancy apron from her in a flea market. I was with a dear friend who had just gotten a terrible diagnosis from her doctor, and she instantly fell in love with that apron. She wore it all the time after that, and her DH said she gave it to her only daughter when DD hurried up for her final meeting.
Check this out on the Internet, you'd be surprised at what lovely hand work other, even extremely poor countries can do.
Sure do love yours, and wish that I had the talent to make some as lovely as yours. I think that I would make them in green or cobalt blue, my daughters' favorite colors.