Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos: Textiles, Tradition, and Well-Being

What began as a couple’s backpacking adventure with their young sons in Southeast Asia transformed into a thriving fair-trade business. Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos takes the reader on a rare adventure into this remote part of the world, offering an intimate visit into the homes of the weavers of Xam Tai, Laos. The book delves into the little-recorded details of their millennia-old textile-based culture, and offers detailedexplanations of their sericulture, silk-reeling, natural dyeing, and traditional weaving practices.