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Hand-woven Fabrics in Chiang Mai
Women demonstrated their weaving skills on the tube skirt, known as pha sin. In the north the main parts of everyday pha sin are patterned with horizontal stripes and have separate waistbands and hem pieces sown on.
Geography and ethnic origin determined the style because the women weavers stayed close to their place of birth. Young women produced the most complex pieces to show their skills to potential husbands. In the Chiang Mai valley, the favored colors are red, green and yellow, with red and black being used in the waistband and hem pieces. The decoration is put in the hem piece in a style of weaving known as tin chok which creates diamond shaped patterns. Where to see hand-woven fabrics:The best places to see traditional weaving are in the cotton weaving villages south of Chom Thong and near Mae Chaem. The silk emporiums on San Kamphaeng Road have demonstrations showing how silk fiber is produced and woven. Fai Sor Kam Jolie Femme Shinawatra Thai Silk Studio Naenna All Handicrafts of Chiang Mai |
In the past, weaving was a most important skill for Thai women. Plain designs
were for daily use, while those woven for rituals or ceremonies were elaborate. In the north, cotton was woven by the Tai
Yuan and Tai Leu, and silk was woven by the Lao. Thus silk usually had to be imported some distance
and only high ranking families could afford it. Nowadays silk production is well established in the valley.See also [
Ritual pha sin have
much more detailed decoration and vary according to group.