Sunday, July 17, 2011

Mulberries' Farm in Phonsavan, Laos

If you're traveling to Phonsavan to see the Plain of Jars, be sure to also set-aside at least a half-day at Mulberries' Silk Farm, just outside of town.

Mulberries is a fair trade organization that sells beautiful silk products, with stores in Vientiane and Luang Prabang.  But Phonsavan is where you can see it all happen.  From the mulberry plants, to the silk worms, to the spinning, dyeing and weaving, you can see (and participate in) the silk-making process from start to finish.


Mulberry Plant
Silk Worms eating Mulberry Leaves
Worms spinning their cacoons

Spinning

Spinning
Recently dyed silk hanging to dry


Woven silk scarf still on the loom