Sangdao Story: Reeled Thai silk yarn

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Traditional craftsmanship met modern design when Noina and David married not so long ago, before dawn in the village of Sokgnuluam, Thailand. (Mischief also met intelligence but that’s another story.) Incidentally, Sokgnulam means "the village of the pythons," but there are very few left so the wedding proceeded peacefully. Noina’s mother Kumpai liked David very much and thought that he looked splendid in his crisp white linen suit. But David seemed just a bit on the serious side and not very Thai. To alleviate this problem Kumpai had some Thai clothes made for him from her best mudmee silk - made by tying and dyeing the silk yarn by hand before weaving. The women in Noina’s family have been in the silk business for a very long time. Recent finds by archeologists indicate silk making in Thailand dates back some 4.000 years, making Thai silk the oldest in the world. At least that's what Noina's family says. David with dyed silk yarn ready for weaving
Meanwhile, Kumpai’s plan worked. David not only looked better in Thai silk - he also felt better. There was even talk of his becoming a mulberry tree farmer, and taking the late-night shift feeding the silk worms their mulberry leaf rations. Silk worms get very hungry, especially at night. This talk soon faded, one thing led to another and now Sam Hober has a website. Noina does most of the design work, and David handles the business side of things. In Thailand, Noina's family grows raw silk for our silk fabrics, and does the weaving with help from local artisans. The modern Sangdao business is a merger of two family traditions: the David Hober company, a New York based clothing company with factories in the US and overseas which was founded by David's father Mark Hober in 1959, and on Noina's side the old Mulberrywood silk company, established in 1886 in Isan, Thailand. Noina, David and baby Samantha live and work in Buayai a small town in Isan the silk region of Thailand. Noina reeling silk
Here is Samantha who crawls around very quickly. She is a very happy, healthy and cute baby. Sa Wat Dee! (A friendly and polite greeting in Thai) Noina, David and Samantha Hober

Traditional craftsmanship met modern design when Noina and David married not so long ago, before dawn in the village of Sokgnuluam, Thailand. (Mischief also met intelligence but that’s another story.)

Incidentally, Sokgnulam means "the village of the pythons," but there are very few left so the wedding proceeded peacefully.

Noina’s mother Kumpai liked David very much and thought that he looked splendid in his crisp white linen suit. But David seemed just a bit on the serious side and not very Thai. To alleviate this problem Kumpai had some Thai clothes made for him from her best mudmee silk - made by tying and dyeing the silk yarn by hand before weaving.

The women in Noina’s family have been in the silk business for a very long time. Recent finds by archeologists indicate silk making in Thailand dates back some 4.000 years, making Thai silk the oldest in the world.

At least that's what Noina's family says. David with dyed silk yarn ready for weaving

Meanwhile, Kumpai’s plan worked. David not only looked better in Thai silk - he also felt better. There was even talk of his becoming a mulberry tree farmer, and taking the late-night shift feeding the silk worms their mulberry leaf rations. Silk worms get very hungry, especially at night.

This talk soon faded, one thing led to another and now Sam Hober has a website. Noina does most of the design work, and David handles the business side of things. In Thailand, Noina's family grows raw silk for our silk fabrics, and does the weaving with help from local artisans.

The modern Sangdao business is a merger of two family traditions: the David Hober company, a New York based clothing company with factories in the US and overseas which was founded by David's father Mark Hober in 1959, and on Noina's side the old Mulberrywood silk company, established in 1886 in Isan, Thailand.

Noina, David and baby Samantha live and work in Buayai a small town in Isan the silk region of Thailand.

Noina reeling silk

Here is Samantha who crawls around very quickly.

She is a very happy, healthy and cute baby.

Sa Wat Dee! (A friendly and polite greeting in Thai)

Noina, David and Samantha Hober