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Silk Weaving
Dates to as early as the first century since textiles were used for trading
Modern Textiles
Have tracing of motifs imitating the clothing details on ancient stone sculpture
Ikat Technique
To create patterns, weavers tie and dye portions of weft yarn before weaving begins. Patterns are very diverse and vary by region;common motifs include
Uneven Twill
It yields single or two color fabrics which are produced by weaving three threads so that the color of one thread dominates the other side of the fabric, while the remaining colors determine the color on the reverse side
Cambodian Textiles
Have natural employed dyes
Lac insect nests
Red dye
Indigo
Blue dye
Prohut bark
Yellow and green dye
Ebony bark
Black dye
Silk Weaving
Has been revived in the past 10 years. Serves as work for rural women
Cambodian Silk
Generally sold domestically
Sampot (wrap skirts), furnishings, pidan (pictorial tapestries)
Example of items
Cotton Textiles
Played a significant role in Cambodian Culture
Krama
Traditional Check Scarves
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