Here is a two woman loom. Some of the looms require up to eight women to make the silk. It can take eight women four months to complete one of the more intricate and difficult designs. Some of these looms are two stories tall. The most expensive silk is woven with gold thread (an Indian process) and silk and is extremely breath-taking to see once complete. The silk cloth produced at Thasawang Silk Village is considered some of the best in Thailand. Recently in 2003 the village co-op was commissioned to make all the silk jackets for the APEC meeting attendees. They also supply much of the silk used for the royal family and King and Queen of Thailand.