Silk manufacture in Cambodia & Laos, Janurary 2006


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Cocoons are soaked to loosen the silk filament; Filament from several cocoons are wound to produce a single thread; A pattern is tied into the weft (width-wise) threads before they are dyed.

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Weft yarn after the dye-resisting material has been removed; Yarn being wound onto bobins prior to weaving; The final pattern appears in the woven fabric.

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