Craft Factories
On the weekend we went to several craft factories. Our main goal was to go to an authentic village where they wove the famous Thai silk. Not so easy - we failed at that but had a good time.
Umbrella Factory
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| Umbrellas by the Row |
The most fun was at the umbrella factory. In some ways this was clearly a tourist stop, but they were actually making the umbrellas in the back - lots and lots of them. The story is in the pictures - the colors and light were fantastic.
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| Show Room |
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| Show Room |
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Stringing Spines for Fans - One Foot at a Tim
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| Blue Umbrellas Drying in the Sun |
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| Blue Umbrellas Drying in the Sun |
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| Under the Blue Umbrella |
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| Pink and Painted |
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| Dark Blue WIth Dappled Sunlight |
Silk Village
We never found the authentic silk village. After wandering around a small town with one silk shop and being taken to two sales shops that demonstrated the silk process we decided that was the best our taxi driver could do.
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Entrance to the Silk Store/Factory
Note the All One Word Name |
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Extracting Silk Thread From the Cocoons onto a
Spinning Wheel Sort of Thing |
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Heating the Cocoons
So they are Flexible Enough to Remove the Silk Threads |
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| Silk Worms and Mulberry Leaves |
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| Drying the Silk Thread Before Weaving |
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| Weaving the Silk Material |
The Way Home
The jewelry store was outrageous with shine, glitter, gold, silver, jade, NO PHOTOS signs and price tags that made us all blanch. We were relaxed and happy on the way home and got a good laugh at this crowded motor bike.
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Family Commuter Bike
I think I saw another child in front of the boy in the middle! |
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