Current Task (due by 16 jan)

1. Ask bapak for chiang mai contact

2. Ask around for tailor
3. List down all the silk places in chiang mai

Places to buy silk in Thailand

1. Kalare night market

2. Chiang Mai* night bazaar
3. small remote villages in Isan* (east Thailand)
4. Phaduang Phanit road, Roi Et* in North East Thailand (near to Isan)
5. Khon Kaen*
6. Surin* (500km from Bangkok)

* Place that produce silk

Silk Factory in Chiang Mai

1. Commercial places: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/where-to-buy-thai-silk-

in-chiang-mai-thailand/
2. N18 46 43.5 E99 02 46.5 ( San Kamphaeng (1006))
3. Silk maker http://www.thaiwebsites.com/silk.asp

Places to avoid

1. 99% of all tailors on Sukumvit and Silom sell fake silk.

Khon Kaen (Silk Road) – 4hrs from Bangkok by car

1. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/201514/in-search-of-the-perfect-thai-
silk/story/
2. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/khon-kaen/shopping/rin-thai-silk/a/poi-
sho/1174797/357690
3. http://spinksytravelworld.com/khon-kaen-silk-festival/
4. http://isan.sawadee.com/khonkaen/shopping.html
5. https://grantourismotravels.com/2011/07/22/exploring-the-isaan-the-silk-weaving-village-
of-chonnabot/
6. https://grantourismotravels.com/2011/07/22/exploring-the-isaan-the-silk-weaving-village-
of-chonnabot/
7. Khon kaen mosque, by muslim local: https://berjalan.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/khon-
kaen-a-nice-city/
8.

Buying Silk Tips

1. http://www.thaisilkmagic.com/how-to-buy-thai-silk/