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Artisan: Chiang Mai Silk Cooperative
Chiang Mai is home to the handicraft center in northern Thailand. Traditionally, silk worms are raised or collected to provide the artists with the delicate threads used to make their beautiful silk products. The thread itself comes from the cocoon of the worm, which is boiled and pulled out of the water carefully to be dried and spun on thread spindles. Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. Even before foreign influence was brought with tourism, Chiang Mai served as a trade port for paper products, wood carvings, and other traditionally made handicrafts. Now the city, which is more modern than most places in northern Thailand, is very popular with travelers. The unique local culture creates an atmosphere that is creative and curious and makes up the "handicraft center" of Thailand.

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