▲ Inside the factory of Sangju Heoshi Silk Textile 

● Sangju Heo silk fabric (traditional/local industry)

Sangju is called the home of three white people. Rice, dried persimmons, and silkworm cocoons are the main characters. Among these, silk is a fabric made from the silkworm cocoon of the mulberry tree. Hamchang silk produced in Hamchang, where Heossi silk fabrics are located, is famous throughout the country along with Hansan ramie and Andongpo.

▲Foreign visitors listening to the explanation outside Sangju Heosi Silk Fabric 

Even now, when the five-day market is open, Myeongjujeon is the only one in Korea. Heo's silk fabrics are the center of Hamchang silk fabrics. It is run by Mr. and Mrs. Heo Ho, who inherited the family business of silk weaving for the fifth generation, so you can see the essence of silk culture that has been passed down from generation to generation.

▲A figure demonstrating how to weave silk with a frame at Sangju Heoshi Silk Fabric

It didn't just stop at silk production. When the silk industry was in decline due to synthetic fibers, he collected tools such as a loom, drum, silk body, and a frame to make a bag while visiting houses that used to weave silk. The weaving room of Heo's Silk Fabric and the tools on display at the Silk Museum are traces of it.

▲Close-up of silk weaving at Sangju Heoshi Silk Fabric 

As it is difficult to continue the life of silk, it runs a silk experience program where you can feel it with your fingertips rather than just watching. Free traditional silk weaving experience for teenagers and their families. In May and June, you can experience picking and tasting mulberries, the fruit of the mulberry tree. Experience reservations can be made over the phone.

▷Inquiries: Heo's silk fabric silk factory