Chiang Mai - Silk Factory
Shinawatra Thai Silk Factory
Short history of the silk worm:
Silk worms only eat mulberry leaves for 20-30 days and then stop eating and turn a yellow color in order to prepare themselves to make the cocoon.
There are two kids of cocoons - white are from China, yellow are from Thailand. The golden color of the Thai cocoons makes the silk color richer once it’s been dyed. It takes 50 cocoons to make one silk thread! And, each thread will be about 50 meters long.
Once the cocoons are turned to thread, they are then bundeled and dyed. From there the threads are moved to a loom, where the Thai weavers work their magic and make gorgeous silk cloth.
After watching this whole process for a while we moved on the silk store where all different kinds of handmade products can be purchased. Lesley and I both instantly liked the same beautiful apricot colored handmade silk scarf, but we couldn't decide if we should each get one or if only one of us should buy one. We spent quite a while deliberating on our purchases and trying on several different scarves before Graham intervened and bought the matching scarfs for both Lesley and I. Overall it was an interesting and successful visit to the silk factory!
Short history of the silk worm:
The silk moth lays 200-500 eggs and then dies after 2-3 days.
Once the cocoons are turned to thread, they are then bundeled and dyed. From there the threads are moved to a loom, where the Thai weavers work their magic and make gorgeous silk cloth.
After watching this whole process for a while we moved on the silk store where all different kinds of handmade products can be purchased. Lesley and I both instantly liked the same beautiful apricot colored handmade silk scarf, but we couldn't decide if we should each get one or if only one of us should buy one. We spent quite a while deliberating on our purchases and trying on several different scarves before Graham intervened and bought the matching scarfs for both Lesley and I. Overall it was an interesting and successful visit to the silk factory!
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