Published caption : Lamphun is also well known for its silk brocade which is called pha mai yok dok . It comes in various patterns and the place I was recommended to source it from was the Institute of Hariphunchai Hand woven Fabric. Set up by Lamphun’s Provincial Administration Organisation, the institute is located on a 5-rai plot of land in town and maintains a small museum with a collection of old fabric designs. There is an open-air hall here where local women weave silk every day and the fruits of their labour are on sale in the on-site gift shop. I was told that the institute can arrange extra hospitality for large group tours in the form of an outdoor buffet dinner of traditional northern cuisine or a more formal khantok -style feast at which diners are entertained by various cultural performances native to the North.