Saturday, November 21, 2009

Thailand Handicrafts


Shopping for Thai handicrafts is undoubtedly a delightful activity. Thai handicrafts are not the domain of one sector of the country. They are produced by artisans from all over Thailand. From Chiang Mai com the famous wood carvings,silver,jewelry,lacquer ware and beautifully painted umbrellas, Northern Thailand's hill tribes produce wickerwork,weaving,embroidery and musical instruments, From Khorat come pottery and stoneware, From Bangkok and adjacent up-country areas come bronze ware,porcelains,silk flowers and ready-to wear clothes.
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Thai handicrafts used to be elaborate creations that were more ornamental than practical.Nowadays, designs are simpler, more contemporary and modern, they blend easily with the modern world's life-style.However, as far as possible, the handicrafts are fashioned to retain their individualities and origins. Thai handicrafts are easily identifiable.

In Bangkok, Thailand handicrafts are available in several air-conditioned shopping arcades and department stores, such as Siam paragon, Central World, Peninsula Plaza,
Central Department Store,Marbooncrong Department Store, River City,Thaniya Plaza,Narayana Phand,Bangkok's largest emporium of Thai handicrafts on Rajdamri Road,
is a government-sponsored company which offers almost any kind of quality handicrafts?
from all parts of Thailand such as Thai silk,mudmee,cotton,jewelry,bronze ware,niello care,pottery,porelains,miniature clay and fish mobiles.

Silom Road and parts of Charoen Krung and Surawong Road are famous for being the
"Gems and Jewelry streets,"Here,one finds the largest selection of Thai gems and
jewelry in the country and also a wealth of Thai handicrafts and souvenirs. Several
Respectable Thai silk shops. Such as Jim Thompson's and Design Thailand souvenir shops are scattered all over this area.

Chatuchak weekend Market, now Available for everyday’s as you want to shop.
Bangkok's largest open-air market and Air-conditioning store, opposit Morchit Northern and Northeastern Bus terminal, is another delightful shopping center for
Thai handicrafts, usually of the cheaper types.

Out of Bangkok,Bangsai Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Center at Bangsai in Ayutthaya
70 kilometers from Bangkok, is another major Thai handicrafts center, it was established in 1980 under the royal patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. Covering an
area of about 1000 rai,this sprawling complex is where villagers from all over Thailand come to receive special training in the art of Thai handicrafts, Besides shopping for Thai handicrafts at a work, Some of the best buys are yanlipao basketry, miniature clay dolls, artificial flowers, hand woven silk, bronze ware, rattan basketry,woodwork,glassware and ready-to-wear clothes.

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