13-17 February 2025
The 30th annual Mae Chaem Teen Jok festival to promote Mae Chaem's ethnic culture & weaving handicrafts.
Mae Chaem is well-known for its Pha Teen Jok, which is distinctive because of its unique designs, vivid colours, and weaving technique. Reds, yellows, and other vivid colours predominate in distinctive Mae Chaem fabric. Traditionally, the Mae Chaem Pha Teen Jok, which is thickened to make every piece of cloth automatically double-sided, commands premium prices due to its unique weaving technique. Typically, only black or white thread is used to sew the cloth's edge.
These were a luxury garment, worn only on rare occasions by affluent women or those who knew how to weave their own cloth. Throughout generations of south Mae Chaem families, this intricate skill was taught from mother to daughter, with the designs being memorised and passed down.
Some early Teen Jok Festival reports on GTR
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The 30th annual Mae Chaem Teen Jok festival to promote Mae Chaem's ethnic culture & weaving handicrafts.
Mae Chaem is well-known for its Pha Teen Jok, which is distinctive because of its unique designs, vivid colours, and weaving technique. Reds, yellows, and other vivid colours predominate in distinctive Mae Chaem fabric. Traditionally, the Mae Chaem Pha Teen Jok, which is thickened to make every piece of cloth automatically double-sided, commands premium prices due to its unique weaving technique. Typically, only black or white thread is used to sew the cloth's edge.
These were a luxury garment, worn only on rare occasions by affluent women or those who knew how to weave their own cloth. Throughout generations of south Mae Chaem families, this intricate skill was taught from mother to daughter, with the designs being memorised and passed down.
Pha Teen Jok Weaving | The GT Rider
Mae Chaem is justly famed for its production of pha teen jok, unique for its original patterns, vibrant colours and weaving style. Distinctive Mae Chaem fabric is dominated by reds and yellows and other vibrant-coloured threads. Traditionally commanding high prices because of the special weaving...
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Some early Teen Jok Festival reports on GTR
Mae Chaem - 2015 Teen Jok Festival
The annual Mae Chaem Teen Jok festival to promote Mae Chaem's ethnic culture & weaving handicrafts. 24-25 January 2015 A traditional local festival that enjoys support from all the local villagers to be a wonderful colourful spectacle for ethnic peoples. The event is growing nicely & is...
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Mae Chaem Pha Teen Jok Festival 2012
Mae Chaem is one of those very quiet traditional rural towns that most people tend to pass through without stopping; but Mae Chaem has some beautiful temples Link removed (the best in North Thailand?), plus the annual Teen Jok weaving festival. What the hell is teen jok weaving you might say...
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