But I did post about it on LV, in case anyone else can go and let us know about it

My grandmother used to raise and spin her own silk too. Despite what the Buddha said, my grandmother just loved them too much to give it up. But none of her children continue with the silk farm, they were actually afraid of the silk worms. And my mom said grandma was very dedicated to them, she cared for them day and night like her own little ones

Btw, I am not too far from Sebastopol and will try to go see the textile show in July. I would not have known about it if not from reading your post – so thank you!

>>One thing I don’t see is Pha Sarong. I remember seeing only a few men wearing this around the house/village when I was younger back in Laos.<<

Dallas, I really don’t know, the only man in my household seeing whilst growing up was my dad, and he doesn’t wear Pha Sarong (I don’t have any brother). I’d assume that it’s not popular. In Thailand, whilst I was growing up, the men would wear Pha Kama (often blue and white checker pattern) for bathing, and often use it to tie around their waist as belt. I think it’s slightly different from Pha Sarong because Pha Sarong is longer I believed.

I never did get to see how it was done, my grandmother passed away before I was born, I only heard the story from my mom awhile back, and my dad recently told me the story again on mother’s day, and that’s why I decided to write this post.

I was fortunate to have seen the entire process when I was younger. Also the silk worm was very delicious.