CAMBODIAN SILK HISTORY

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A long and old history of Cambodian Golden Silk.

Because of a long civil war Cambodian silk nearly extinction, local and overseas craftsman

is trying to revival golden silk now day. 

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According to the story in 6 century Cambodian Silk was started at TAKEO province then spread to the whole Cambodia.

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In the past women after finished their agriculture jobs, they were working with silk to earn money to support the family. 

 

​The beautiful Golden Silk.

All works with handmade, mulberry cultivation,silkworm breeding,hands-weaving, to completed the process.

It take a long time with love to complete the products.

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Mulberry tree is grow up fast, plant seedling it about 6 months we can pick mulberry leaves for breeding silkworm.

Mulberry tree can live 10 years ~ 20 years, for easy to pick the leave we have to prune mulberry tree one time in 2 years.

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Silkworm is very delicate so we have to be carefully to look after their health.

Observing silkworm if some of them get silk, before spread disease to the whole silkworm we take that one a way.

Take care them like a baby, health-check and give feed.

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Starting feed silkworm in 45 days then we get [Golden Cocoon].

Cocoon have to clean by hot water so we can get soft silk yarn.

1 cocoon can get about 300 m ~ 350 m silk thread.

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After getting silk thread we have to extend it and take up for weaving.

Dye what color we want then use hands-weaving to make silk fabrics.

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After making silk fabrics, using (Screen printing), or use that fabrics to  make bags and clothes.

It depending on the design.

Craftsman makes a pattern then be carefully of sewing to complete products。

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It took a long time work with handmade to complete each bags, stole, clothes with love and happiness to supply you.

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Please enjoy with high quality silk products.

 

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