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Lamphun brocade loom
Weave Lamphun brocade silk thread by thread: lift a pattern heddle, insert the sword stick, throw the extra-weft shuttle, beat the reed, and watch a pikul flower grow on the silk, following the steps of the GI register, with Kham Mueang words from the dictionary and a yok-versus-chok comparison.
How to use it
Tab ①: step through the parts of the loom. Tab ②: choose a motif, thread colour and ground colour, then press the glowing button in order (or ⏩ to weave for you), from pattern heddle 1 to 15 and back to finish one flower. Tab ③: compare yok with chok.
What it teaches
How Lamphun brocade silk is woven under its GI register (ground heddles, pattern heddles, sword stick, beating), motif names from the Department of Sericulture, the difference between yok and chok, and weavers' Kham Mueang words such as huk, fuem, suai, din, dok kaeo and sin yok.
Options
| Option | Values | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| opening tab | The loom · Weave · Yok vs chok | The tab opened at the start (omitted = the loom) |
| starting motif | Pikul flower · Pikul with vine · Pikul with crossing stems · Framed pikul · Lamduan petals · Mayom seeds | The motif selected in the weave tab (omitted = pikul flower) |
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