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Gold Textile Museum (Had Siew)

Sathorn Gold Textile Museum
(Art and Culture, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province)
The story of Tai-Phuan's Tracery Textile, 9 pattern Teen Jok Handicraft is one of Si Satchanalai's sympol. Woven of Tai-Phuan is combined together her"Sathorn Gold Textile Museum"where is an ancient textile and a history of Tai-Phuan people in Ban Had Siew

It is located on 477/2, Had Siew Sub-District, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province. This museum has come up from Uncle Sathorn Sorajprasopsanti's ambition who is the home owner and ancient textile owner at the same time. He is also an expert telling the background of Tai-Phuan's Tracery Textile and their story

This museum shows the story of Tai-Phuan's Tracery Textile absolutely whether it be 9 pattern Teen Jok Handicraft, the cloth used in Elephant parade and ordination, and textile used in wedding ceremony. These are the unique hand-woven cloth of Tai-Phuan people, Ban Had Siew that carry on the tradition for hundred years. Furthermore, there are golden textile (golden silk textile) that are more than 100 years old and is distinctive point of the museum, and the new one which is weaved for using in wedding ceremony. Golden Textile is a refinement cloth as representative as northern dynasty.

To visit Sathorn Gold Textile Museum is very useful, you will have more knowledge and happiness because Uncle Sathorn is cheerfully, joyfully tell the story, and proud to show ancestor's folk wisdom to Tai-Phuan's parentage, strangers, and foreigners to study. Also, he would like to express his gratitude with being a part of inherit folk wisdom in texture that ancestor carried along from Phuan Town, Muang Kwang Subg-District, Lao which is their native land of Phuan people, Si Satchanalai

The museum is opened daily between 07.00 am to 6.30 pm and free visiting. If you will come here, you should not forget to visit Sathorn Gold Textile Museum. Uncle Sathorn is always welcomed.


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