Siem Reap Trip Overview
Praised and adored for its smooth characteristics and beautiful patterns, silk has been long one of the main attributes to create clothing, scarfs and used into interior design in many hotels around Cambodia. This protein-fibre material and its applications into textile have been long the base for a stable industry, where local artisans used their weaving skills on looms for clothing royalties and dignitaries in the past. Its techniques and breeding the yellow silkworms are time-honoured traditions and with places such as the Puok Silk Farm, customers can get up and close with the delicate processes to get the raw material in fabrics of the highest quality.
• Get the ins and outs of the delicate processes of silk production
• Watch how silken thread is spun by local artisans
• Admire the work done of a local NGO to keep looms moving
• Learn about the ancient Ikan weaving method
• See the final products at the farm’s own shop
• Transfers from and to your hotel are included.
Additional Info
* Duration: 4 hours
* Starts: Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Praised and adored for its smooth characteristics and beautiful patterns, silk has been long one of the main attributes to create clothing, scarfs and used into interior design in many hotels around Cambodia. This protein-fibre material and its applications into textile have been long the base for a stable industry, where local artisans used their weaving skills on looms for clothing royalties and dignitaries in the past. Its techniques and breeding the yellow silkworms are time-honoured traditions and with places such as the Puok Silk Farm, customers can get up and close with the delicate processes to get the raw material in fabrics of the highest quality.
• Get the ins and outs of the delicate processes of silk production
• Watch how silken thread is spun by local artisans
• Admire the work done of a local NGO to keep looms moving
• Learn about the ancient Ikan weaving method
• See the final products at the farm’s own shop
• Transfers from and to your hotel are included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Angkor Silk Farm, Airport Road Puok District, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia
The Puok District has been one of the main centres for silk weaving due to its presence of the much-needed Mulberry tree. Drive west for around 20 kilometres outside Siem Reap through a lush village which benefits from the seepage from the Western Baray and further to a development project for young Cambodians. All facets of Silk production from propagation of various mulberry trees, silk worm reproduction, silk extraction from cocoons, cleaning, combing, dyeing and all the intricacies of Ikat weaving are explained and viewed. The final products are on display at the farm, giving visitors an up-and-close look into the final product.
Duration: 3 hours
