Thailand
Thailand
Headed by the longest serving monarch in history, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand has been put on the map as a center for the silk weaving industry by Jim Thompson who helped breathe new life to the then dying silk weaving industry. Ever since, artisan groups and weaving cooperatives have been formed in the rural areas to create jobs and generate fair income for families while keeping the silk weaving tradition alive.
Akha Craft was begun in about 1994 but went on hiatus for about 5 years between 1996 and 2001. In 2001, Ruth Fox and family moved to…
Since 1992, ALMETA has been manufacturing highest quality silk in our own workshop in the Northeast of Thailand, combining traditional…
APOCCAS, which means ‘Ancient Power on Cashmere, Cotton And Silk’, has since become a long-term commitment to ethically produced…
The Fai Gaem Mai project is based at the Institute for Science and Technology Research at the Chiang Mai University. Since 2000 the project…
Panmai is a natural dye and textile weaving group of about 500 women from 24 villages in 6 districts of 3 provinces in Thailand’s…
The two surviving family businesses gladly welcome visitors inside (English is spoken) and are happy to explain the silk fabric…
The concept in Sawang Boran has been to take the existing assets, i.e. traditional skills and the natural resources of indigenous…
Siamese Style was started in the year 1999 as a place to sell handwoven silk. We come from farm families in the province of Si Saket in…
In 1988, Patricia Cheesman was inspired to revitalize the Thai local wisdom of handmade complex weaving and intricate patterning to…
The product has been used among members of The Royal family and members of Nobility; in the present day, it is also favoured by the rich.
Warm Heart create jobs for local women by tapping their traditional skills as spinners, weavers and seamstresses. They provide…
WEAVE Foundation is a non-profit women’s organization working to advance the status and dignity of displaced and disadvantaged women…
