{"id":1453,"date":"2021-08-18T22:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/?post_type=culture_heritage&#038;p=1453"},"modified":"2025-04-28T03:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T20:16:41","slug":"the-making-of-thai-silk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/th\/the-making-of-thai-silk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Making of Thai Silk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thai-silk-\u0e41\u0e19\u0e27\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19-\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thai-silk-\u0e41\u0e19\u0e27\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19-\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thai-silk-\u0e41\u0e19\u0e27\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19-\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e33-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thai-silk-\u0e41\u0e19\u0e27\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19-\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e33-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Thai silk is a world-renowned product whose name is synonymous with luxury and beauty. Other than its commercial worth, Thai silk also holds significant cultural values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Sericulture and weaving, which have helped to sustain the people of Thailand for ages, are all special processes that require great time and care. These knowledges are preserved in the delicate fingers of the weavers who pass down their skills from generation to generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The Sericulture Process<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Sericulture, the cultivation of silkworms, is a traditional knowledge that reflects the deep connection Thai people have with nature. Known for their voracious appetite, silkworms feed only on mulberry leaves. To ensure a steady supply of fresh leaves, farmers grow their mulberry bushes nearby. The mulberry growing season begins in spring. When the trees are ready, the silk cultivation process begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bombycidae5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bombycidae5.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bombycidae5-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bombycidae5-768x515.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Raising silkworms [cr. esanpedia]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The sericulture cycle may be broken down into four phrases, incluing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><u>Phase 1:<\/u> Silk moth eggs hatch into caterpillars called silkworms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><u>Phase 2<\/u>: When the silkworms are about nine days old the feeding schedule increases to three times a day. Around Day 18, the larger silkworms are moved to other baskets to give them sufficient room to keep growing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><u>Phase 3<\/u>: After about 36 days the silkworms reach full growth and turn yellow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><u>Phase 4<\/u>: The silkworms are now moved onto special round, flat bamboo trays (<em>chor<\/em>) to spin their cocoon, a process that takes five to eight days. The <em>chor<\/em> is fitted with a spiral strip of bamboo, resembling a coiled snake, that helps hold the cocoons in place. Most of the completed cocoons are harvested quickly to ensure that the pupa inside does not hatch, which would spoil the silk. Some, however, are permitted to hatch to provide eggs for the next cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/12-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/12-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/12-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/12-1-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Cocoons in <em>chor\u00a0<\/em>[cr.Nairobroo]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Cleanliness is crucial in sericulture. While the silkworms are growing, and especially while they are spinning their cocoons, they must be protected from smoke and insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and ants. A thin sheet of fabric is often used to cover the <em>chor<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Preparing the Silk<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Once the cocoons are harvested, they are processed through specific steps in order to prepare them for weaving. The steps consist mainly of reeling, dyeing, and preparing the loom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><u>Reeling<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The cocoons are boiled to release the filaments of silk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Filaments from 10 to 20 cocoons are twisted together to form a single thread.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The thread is hand-reeled into skeins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1460 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mon_mai_14-1-1024x299.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mon_mai_14-1-1024x299.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mon_mai_14-1-300x88.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mon_mai_14-1-768x224.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mon_mai_14-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Silk reeling [cr. isangate]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><u>Dyeing the Silk and Preparing the Loom<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The thread, naturally a golden yellow color, is bleached white in boiling alkaline water made from plant charcoal derived from local sources, such as banana leaves, cotton pods, and coconut husks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The bleached thread us then dyed with any of a variety of dyestuffs. Both natural and dyes are currently in use in different parts of Thailand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The dyed silk intended for warp (vertical elements) is measured, threaded onto the loom, and placed under tension.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The weft threads (horizontal elements) are wound onto small bobbins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Silk-Production_03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Silk-Production_03.png 562w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Silk-Production_03-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Natural silk threads [cr. Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Weaving <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">There are two major techniques of silk weaving in Thailand: ikat and brocade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Ikat, called <em>mat mii<\/em> (\u0e21\u0e31\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e35\u0e48) in Thai, is a textile technique whereby patterns are dyed onto weft threads before the fabric is woven. The dyeing process involves binding bundles of threads with strips of water-resistant materials, such as banana ropes or plastic, in a predetermined pattern. The binding \u201cresists\u201d the dye and thus control the coloring of the yarn. This technique is characteristic of Northeastern Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/200918_BW-21_600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/200918_BW-21_600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/200918_BW-21_600x600-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Mat mii<\/em> [cr.BWILD By Heart]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Brocading, another technique, consists of patterned textiles with one set of warps and one set of wefts composing the ground fabric. An extra set of wefts, often of a different color and texture, is required to create the pattern. Examples of textiles produced through this manner include <em>chok<\/em> (\u0e08\u0e01) from the Central Region, <em>pha yok<\/em> (\u0e1c\u0e49\u0e32\u0e22\u0e01) from the Southern Region, and <em>khit<\/em> (\u0e02\u0e34\u0e14) and <em>phrae wa<\/em> (\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e27\u0e32) from the Northeastern Region. <em>Chok<\/em> and <em>pha yok<\/em> are further characterized by supplementary threads that remain only in the patterned area. <em>Pha yok<\/em>, in particular, uses metallic supplementary weft threads to create a glimmering effect on the finished cloth. By contrast, with <em>khit<\/em> and <em>phrae wa<\/em>, the supplementary patterning threads run across the entire cloth from side to side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1462 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSC_3795-1024x685.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSC_3795-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSC_3795-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSC_3795-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSC_3795-1536x1028.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSC_3795.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Chok<\/em> brocade [cr.krubomjung.blogspot.com]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Other than ikat and brocading, silk can also be employed in other textile techniques, such as embroidery and fabric painting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Today, the process of hand weaving has evolved significantly due to improvements in sericulture and a greater diversity in the types of fabric being woven. Sericulture and silk weaving continue to support the livelihoods of many communities across Thailand, especially in the Northeastern Region. Organizations such as the SUPPORT Foundation, which was founded by Her Majesty Queen Sirkit, the Queen Mother, has continued to preserve Thai textiles, and at the same time, injecting new life into Thailand\u2019s weaving tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khit-Lai-Somdet_01-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khit-Lai-Somdet_01-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khit-Lai-Somdet_01-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khit-Lai-Somdet_01-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khit-Lai-Somdet_01-1536x1150.png 1536w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khit-Lai-Somdet_01.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span ><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">[cr. Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">*This article was created with special help from the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Reference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><em>For the Love of Her People Her Majesty Queen Sirikit Creates the SUPPORT Foundation<\/em> by the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Thai silk is a world-renowned product whose name is synonymous with luxury and beauty. 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