Your Silk Clothes specialist.We are glad to present you our new collection 2007, made of 100% natural silk and designed by the French designers Sebastien Wagnon and Claire Savatte.
All the cloths are produced with precision and professionalism in a matter of perfection.Silk is a soft and silky cloth for perfect elegance.
"Samatoa" means "fair" in Khmer.
The first cooperative making clothes and accessories in Cambodia. they aim to give marginal Cambodian women a means of long term professional integration.
Thanks to the development of a united innovating network expanded by the french association RSNS, today Samatoa offers a large range of silk clothes and accessories.
Contacts us !
By mail: samatoa@free.fr
By phone: +855 63 53 10
Directly at our office in Siem Reap (front of provincial hospital, old market area).
SAMATOA.CO.LTD
PO BOX 93160
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA
Respecting nature, local culture, and social values.
Mulberry tree farming, silk unwinding purification, spinning and weaving are entirely accomplished following
traditional Cambodian handcrafted techniques.
Our main commitments:
The respect of environmental and social values:
Minimum official salary, child labour prohibition, productivity bonus & legal holidays.
Transparency:
Samatoa guarantees a full transparency with regards to the finished product.
A direct relationship:
We aim at providing a direct trade relationship with its customers by limiting the number of middlemen.
A fair price:
That guarantees the producer's true payment and the improvement of their living conditions.
All products are woven in Cambodia and guaranteed to be natural silk.
Natural silk comes from the silkworm cocoon, providing particularly strong and silky thread.
Raw silk is the result of weaving thin and raw silk together, giving the fabric a natural and authentic texture.
Thick silk is the best silk quality with very few irregularities. It is also much appreciated as it is keeps warmth in winter and cold in summer.
Thin silk, slightly see-through, is the lightest and most delicate silk. Soft and silky, it is ideal for summer tunics.
The tradition of silk-making goes back hundreds of years in Cambodia. This silk is one of the finest fabrics in the world. It is different from the other producer of silk. How different! Difference at the process of manufacturing and normally hand woven, high quality, which make this Silk to be unique, popular fabric of the world.
The process of producing Silk. Firstly, the raw silk yarn, from the silk cocoon and is ready to be dyed, will be prepared for dyeing. The yarn will be degummed, by using some natural components when ready the yarn will be boiled and then the dyed yarns are finished and dried.
Finally, when dyed and dry, the silk is spun into continuous yarn on wooden reels ready for weaving.
The weavers group of Prey Veng produces Samatoa's fabric and scarves. The specific weaving technic used in this isolated village offers a unique silk quality in Cambodia.