Phu Thai Textiles

in Kalasin province have tradition of weaving intricate design silk shawl called Prea Wa by using discontinuous supplementary weft or jok technique. The supplementary silk yarns are place in the web of
the plain weave by picking out each warp yarn by hand and palling the supplementary yarn through them in specific areas. Different colors of silk yarn can be placed into the design across the width of the fabric. The process is done with the back of fabric facing upwards which allows for very neat finishing.