Achievements and Awards Lamphun thai silk

      Yok Dok (Brocade) silk weaving of Lamphun has its beginnings in "Khum Jao", although in the past cotton weaving has been practiced before, but it was a brocade weaving with ordinary patterns, not very elegant, until her consort, Chao Dararasmi which is a relative of the governor of Lamphun has conveyed the knowledge of weaving brocade silk with beautiful and unusual patterns, which was learned from the royal court of Siam to Princess Suanbunchaya of Major General Chak Khamkhajornsak, the last ruler of Lamphun and Princess Lamjiak. Later, the weaving of brocade silk was distributed to the public in general. The villagers in Muang district and Pa Sang finally have expertise in weaving brocade Thai silk.

      When there is a train route from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, there has been high demand for brocade silk from the capital. After the change of government in 1938, during which Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram became prime minister, a series of cultural mandates were issued by the government. People were encouraged to adopt Western attire as opposed to traditional clothing styles. Lamphun's brocade Thai silk has become an extremely popular handicraft. And many weaving mills started to expand in Lamphun such as Khum Princess Suanbun Weaving Mill, Princess Lamjiak Textile Mill, Aunt Kham Waen Weaving Mill, Aunt Fong Kham, Aunt Chan Dee, Aunt Boonsri, Aunt Nuan Kaew, Grandma Bua Pan, Aunt Chan Nuan and Lamphun Thai silk.

      The Lamphun Thai silk (Yok Dok) weaving groups began to gathered at the beginning of 1992 and have preserved the ancient pattern of brocade silk, which is the identity of Lamphun, such as the Dok Kaew pattern or the Pikul pattern, and also created new patterns for use in various royal ceremonies and contemporary fashion apparel events.

      Lamphun's woven textiles industry has made progress and has been able to control the quality of woven fabrics to an excellent standard. By selecting genuine Thai silk, yellow cocoons for weaving, the fabric is therefore dense, weightless, durable, color does not fade and absorbs sweat well. The Lamphun Thai Silk Group has made a process in advancing the development of the fabric by applying Nanotechnology and natural colors to dye the silk, giving the fabric waterproof and stain resistant properties, which is suitable for use in interior works and fashion designs.