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    “The Temperamental Cocoon Soup” – This is where the quest to find the one true thread begins. Women armed with chopsticks cleverly and exquisitely pull the thread from each cocoon and feed it through the reel. My host explained that the technologically advanced machine has been passed down from her great grandparents. “When I was a little girl this was my job, now I can do it with my eyes closed”, she joked. The water is then saved as local women prize it as a skin moisturiser. by: ellaviaja Views[653]
     

    Photos: My Scholarship entry: A 'place' I have visited - The Cycle of Lao Sericulture

    Thursday, 4 Jul 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My boyfriend and I were cleaning out his place one day and he said, “what about this?”, and handed me an Olympus OM-1. I looked down at this sad looking thing, all dusty and badly scratched but strangely fascinated by it. As I travelled through Laos ... Read more >
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