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    The process in Ban Thasawang, a village weaving silk for the elites, is much more complicated than on the semi-automatic loom. It requires four to five people working together on one piece of fabric. Even though they work as a team, one person always sits below the ground level. Immersed in semidarkness and isolated from the gossips above, staring blankly ahead. This figure is perhaps the best metaphor for the state of the nation's homegrown industry. by: gloriakurnik Views[1071] Each handmade silk cloth is unique and easily recognizable because of its distinct patterns and occasional knots. The patterns are often a signature of the village or even a family, secretly guarded for generations. In spite of its beauty, the handmade silk attracts less and less buyers every year. Since the markets are overflowing with cheap factory-made silk from China, small looms struggle with distribution. by: gloriakurnik Views[2032] Cocoons are boiled to ease the silk threads out. Pimnipa Pasakanon squints in the acrid smoke from her small wood-burning stove while performing the process. Doing it for the upteenth time, she's skilled and swift. If not for the irritating fumes and the fierce heat, she would have finished in time to serve the boiled silkworms for breakfast. by: gloriakurnik Views[1096] Nuan Jaohmaoh, age 77, is sitting next to the cocoons she cultivated herself. The silk produced by the family in summer, once a source of pride and entertainment, is in the hands of the passing generation. Sadly and probably, they will die alongside. by: gloriakurnik Views[761] A housewife contemplates dying caterpillars on their way to forming cocoons. Recent summers have been way hotter than usual and that has killed thousands of silkworms, dealing a big blow to the meager earnings of the poor villagers. The villages around Surin in eastern Thailand were once a hub of silk production. The women in the household used to take care of each step of the silk making process, from rearing the worms to weaving the fabric. by: gloriakurnik Views[1193]
     
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    Passport

    AUSTRALIA | Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By longawaited | Views [555]

    My first Australian Passport has been granted, I hope! I applied for the Priority Passport on Monday 09.09.2013 and it was said that if I do not receive a phone call it will mean there will be a passport delivered to me early next week.   ... Read more >

    Tags: bangkok, silk, thailand

    Photos: Shadows on the silk. My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

    THAILAND | Tue, 4 Jun 2013 | By gloriakurnik | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I started traveling after my graduation and I haven't stopped ever since. I'm a nomad and I'm a storyteller. In the middle of all the beauty of the landscapes I wander off to, I always want to hear stories of the inhabitants. I believe that deep inside ... Read more >
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    Tags: craft, eco-tourism, fabric, isaan, off-beat, silk, silkworm, surin, thailand, village

    Photos: Bangkok, Thailand

    THAILAND | Sun, 10 Feb 2013 | By sglass | Photo Gallery

    One of the coolest cities in Asia!
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    Tags: bangkok, buddha, gold, royal palace, silk, thai boxing, thailand

    Silk, Silk, Silk

    CHINA | Tue, 5 Jul 2011 | By alineswala | Views [1285]

    In Xi'an, on my way to the Terracotta Warriors, our tour group stopped at a silk museum and witnessed the process of how silk was made on the ever-famous Silk Road.   All I have to say is that it's amazing how something so beautiful can be made out of ... Read more >

    Tags: china, silk, xian

    Pirom - Aree House

    THAILAND | Sat, 20 Feb 2010 | By ashleyheilmann | Views [2186]

      The trip from Siem Reap to Surin was as exciting as advertised. Our shared taxi comprised ourselves, our bags, a giant bag of sand or something, 5 other people including the driver and more items in the trunk of a 95 Toyota Camry. The first two ... Read more >

    Tags: elephants, silk

    A terrible easyrider tour across the beautiful Central Highlands of Vietnam

    VIETNAM | Wed, 9 Jul 2008 | By jfernandes | Views [4578] | Comments [4]

    From Saigon, I took a bus to Dalat, a former French hill station at an altitude of almost 1500m on a plateau in the Central Highlands. My time here was short since River, my easyrider tour guide, picked me up from the bus drop-off to take me to the ... Read more >

    Tags: coffee, easyrider, motorbike, river, silk, waterfalls

     

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