Beautiful colour springs from unlikely places in the hands of natural dye specialists. By using traditional recipes with new variations, artisans can turn roots, leaves, bark, and berries into natural dyes. Click here to see a sampling of our diverse selection of colours.

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With beating combs and dancing shuttles, the village weaver creates silk cloth and completes the cycle of silk production. Using skills learned from generations before, she operates the traditional loom with dexterity and grace.

The first step of traditional weaving is the preparation of the loom. If the weaver is planning to weave about 30 m of 80 cm cloth, she will spend around 7 days painstakingly arranging thread through wefts and combs.

Once the loom is set up, she will start to weave whenever she has free time in her busy day. Most weavers are able to produce 1 to 1.2 m in an 8 hr period.

Village women favour this form of work because they are still able to watch their children and participate in village life. Also, working for the Lao Sericulture Company means that they will have a guaranteed buyer with an agreed on price. This is a welcome change in a country with a very uncertain market.

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