Half Day Silk Weaving Class
Morning Session 09:00AM-12:00PM
Afternoon Session 13:00-16:00 PM
What you will make: The silk Placemat (40cm x 40cm)
One Day Silk Weaving Class
09:00 AM-16:00 PM
What you will make: The silk scarf (40cm x 100cm)
2 Days Natural Dye and Silk Weaving Class - The full experience!
2 Full Days: 9am – 4pm
What you will make: The silk scarf (40cm x 140cm) plus dyed napkins or silk skins
This class starts with a morning of selecting colours, gathering plants, and the preparing natural dyes using the traditional Lao recipes. Then you dye 3 silk skeins or cotton napkins to take home! After lunch in our Silk Road Café (included in the price) each student gets their own loom. Together with the support of one of our master weavers, you will spend the next day and a half weaving your own silk scarf. This class offers great insight into both weaving and dyeing!
3 Days Natural Dye and Silk Weaving Class
3 Full Days: 9am – 4pm
What you will make: The silk scarf (40cm x 180cm)
This class offers the opportunity for students to explore the techniques used in Ikat weaving. The class involves wrapping the silk and natural dyeing process of the weft threads, which render the pattern, followed by weaving your own Ikat Scarf (180 cm) to take home.
