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.
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| Mulberry Plant |
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| Silk Worms eating Mulberry Leaves |
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| Worms spinning their cacoons |
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| Spinning |
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| Spinning |
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| Recently dyed silk hanging to dry |
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| Woven silk scarf still on the loom |
