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How does World
of Thai Silk produce its fabric?
All our silk is made in Thailand using a rather
complicated process. Although there are now many enormous,
automated factories making silk fabric all over the world,
all
the material sold by World of Thai Silk
that is 40 inches wide is created by individuals, usually independent women weavers at
their homes in Northeast Thailand using traditional methods and
their own looms. In the past, that was the reason the silk fabric varied in width although now it's almost always 40 inches wide. However, each bolt of cloth is still a unique work of art.
The process
begins by raising silkworms on mulberry leaves. When they are
mature, the
silkworms spin silk cocoons. The cocoons are then degummed by the weavers using
special chemicals. See our Silk FAQ
for more info about details of the process and our Weavers
Photo Tour.
They boil the
degummed silk with various natural or chemical dyes at 90
degrees Celsius, constantly stirring the silk to get uniform
color. The dyed silk thread is then dried.
The dried and dyed silk is then
spun into yarn on wooden or plastic
tubes. The women use this yarn to spin the fabulous Thai
silk fabric we sell. |
