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Having gone into cultural overload in the past few days while visiting the amazing Angkor Archeological Park, it was time for a different type of touring.  We headed to a silk farm to learn about raising silk worms, harvesting the cocoons for silk and ultimately making some beautiful weavings.  Click on the first image to begin.

Mulberry Plants
Worms Eating Mulberry Leaves
Drying Cocoons
Extracting Silk Threads
Creating Bobbins of Thread