Silk weavers find it tough

17 March 2017
Khmer Times
Cotton and silk
Artisans' Association of Cambodia / Koh Dach / Mulberry Trees / silk weaving

Today, mulberry trees are a rarity in Cambodia – most of them having been destroyed during the Khmer Rouge era – and silk weavers in Phnom Penh’s main silk producing area in Koh Dach, an island on the Mekong river, have no choice but to import raw silk from either Vietnam or Thailand. …

 Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36568/silk-weavers-find-it-tough/

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