100% silk with botanical dyes; WARP: Mulberry silk; WEFT: Mulberry silk
Botanical-dyed with Stick Lac (Coccus lacca, Thai: khrang); use insect resin for RED. Myrobalan Wood (Terminalia Cherbula Retz, Thai: samo); use flower for GREEN. King Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria, Thai: bai kraam); use crop for BLUE. Burmese Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Thai: pradoo); use bark & red lime for TAN. Ebony Tree (Diospyros mollis Griff., Thai: luk maklua); use fruit for BLACK. Eucalyptus (euc. carnaldulensis); use bark & mud for GREY.
Dimensions — ca. 195 cm length x 60 cm wide, excluding a 12 cm twisted fringe
Weight — ca. 290 g
Meticulous weaving works emerge from the heart of this evolved community of village artisans in a northern province. Each piece – from beginning to end – takes weeks to complete.
— Queen Sirikit’s love for silk weaving is honoured with these northern treasures every time a new piece emerges from a special handloom …
HAND-MADE WITH LOVE BY VILLAGE ARTISANS IN THAILAND; HAND WASH SEPARATELY WITH SOFT SOAP IN COLD WATER; COLOUR MAY BLEED; DRY ON FLAT SURFACE IN SHADE ONLY; NO TUMBLE DRY; LOW IRON IF NEEDED