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.

An umbrella in the process of being made

Umbrellas

Assembling the umbrella frame

Assembling a large umbrella frame

One of the umbrellas in the gift shop

They also make decorative fans

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 eggs

Silk worms

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.

Punching silver designs

Punching silver designs

Making silver jewerly