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Touring the handicrafts of Bo Sang

Bo Sang – Handcraft tour

Bo Sang, which is located on the outskirts of Chaing Mai is known for the handicrafts that they produce. These range from umbrella’s to silk clothing. Nearing the end of our stay in Chiang Mai we decided to hop in a songthaew and tour the different handicraft facilities. A handicraft tour is a popular tour so getting a songthaew to take you there is very easy.

Bo Sang – Umbrella Factory

This stop was a little underwhelming. From all the pictures we had seen, we were expecting the factory to be overflowing with bright colorful umbrellas. Unfortunately, we did not find lots of colorful umbrellas being made. Instead, we got to watch a few white umbrellas with skulls on them being made. One thing to note is if you want to decorate your phone or computer, they can paint anything. While we did not get to see colorful umbrellas being made, the gift shop was loaded with umbrellas of colors with many nice designs on them.

bo sang umbrella in progress
An umbrella in the process of being made

bo sang umbrellas
Umbrellas

umbrella frame in progress
Assembling the umbrella frame

large umbrella frame in progress
Assembling a large umbrella frame

colorful umbrella
One of the umbrellas in the gift shop

making fan
They also make decorative fans

finished products
Finished fans and umbrellas

Bo Sang – Silk Factory

Our next stop on the Bo Sang tour was the silk factory. Here we were able to see the entire process of silk manufacturing. From silkworm egg to cloth. It was an interesting tour seeing all the steps of production.

Silk
Silk

Silk eggs
Silk eggs

Silk worms
Silk worms

Silk making
Silk making

Bo Sang – Silver works

Our last stop on the Bo Sang tour was the silver making center. Watching the artisans make silver goods was a fun experience. If we had the extra money or room in our backpacks, we might have picked up some souvenirs.

bo sang silver in progress
Punching silver designs

bo sang silver in progress
Punching silver designs

bo sang silver in progress
Making silver jewerly