The gorgeous Thai silk favoured by many Thai and international designers originates from northeastern Thailand where cloth weaving is a traditional folk craft. Northeastern silk is renowed for mudmee and khid silk varieties, usually made into tubular skirts or phasin. Phu Thai folk employ an elaborate weaving style called chok to create unique phrae wa and phrae mon silk. Hang kra rok silk is the speciality of Thais of Khmer origin, in which complicated weaving patterns create a harmonious, multi-coloured Combination of threads.
Northern hand-woven fabrics include cottons with distinctive patterns, such as nam lai and tin chok. The North’s most famous rustic cloth is the traditional dark blue mo hom denim-like cloth favoured by Thai farmers.
In southern Thailand, Phum Riang silk is produced by Thai Muslim villagers who apply traditional weaving patterns to Japanese silk. The Yok Nakhon cotton of Nakhon Si Thammarat is equallydistinctive, while batiks and patae skirts glow with the brilliant colours.
Northern hand-woven fabrics include cottons with distinctive patterns, such as nam lai and tin chok. The North’s most famous rustic cloth is the traditional dark blue mo hom denim-like cloth favoured by Thai farmers.
In southern Thailand, Phum Riang silk is produced by Thai Muslim villagers who apply traditional weaving patterns to Japanese silk. The Yok Nakhon cotton of Nakhon Si Thammarat is equallydistinctive, while batiks and patae skirts glow with the brilliant colours.