YET ANOTHER

YET ANOTHER

WEAVER 2

WEAVER 2

WEAVER

WEAVER

SPOOLING

SPOOLING

SPINNERS

SPINNERS

THREADING THE COCCOONS

THREADING THE COCCOONS

SILK WORM

SILK WORM

COCCOONS

COCCOONS

SILK FARM

SILK FARM
Artisans d'Angkor enables its craftsmen to develop their skills and acts for a sustainable handicraft development as it invests in training. It regularly organizes initial training sessions (in order to train new artisans) and continuing training sessions (in order that artisans develop their skills)

http://www.artisansdangkor.com/index.php

The National Silk Center (CNS) is an applied research and vocational training center for all silk-related jobs. It is located on an 8-hectare site in rural Cambodia (Puok, 16km away from Siem reap). Artisans working in silk-related jobs at Artisans d'Angkor were trained at CNS. Experienced guides from Artisans d'Angkor will enable you to discover CNS's workshops and understand their whole silk production process, from mulberry tree growing to silk weaving.

DAY 7

Friday morning we set off for Battambang.
Our first stop however was at a Silk Farm just outside Siem Reap.
We took some awful roads onto Battambang and checked into the 'Royal' hotel.

















Drinks at 'Riverside Balcony Bar', famous for it’s celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton followed by dinner at 'White Rose'.