Following traditional practices, a silk weaver operates a loom to produce ikat for sale to ...

Following traditional practices, a silk weaver operates a loom to produce ikat for sale to tourists as other members of the village gather round. There was a danger that traditional Khmer weaving designs and practices would disappear after the devastation of the Khmer Rouge regime and almost thirty years of social chaos. The loss of centuries old mulberry trees, the source of silk, in traditional silk-producing areas such as the Takeo district, means that silk is no longer produced in Cambodia and thread is imported from Vietnam and Thailand. Efforts are being made to revive the industry through the Cambodian Silk Weaving Revitalisation Project.