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How to Make Silk in 6 Steps

By DIY Maven

 

Designboom has a fascinating pictorial of the traditional silk making process of the craftspeople in a small  village in north-east Tailand. Starting with silk worms, which aren't actually worms, and ending with luscious fabric, the photos illustrate the proceedure in 6 steps.

Step 1: Raising silkworms & harvesting cocoons.

Step 2: Thread extraction:

Step 3: Dyeing.

 

Step 4: Spinning.

Step 5: Weaving.

Step 6: Ikat (binding » READ MORE

May 12, 2008
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