Jok (Chok) Thai Silk
Thai Discontinuous Supplementary-Weft (Picked)

Jok (Chok) — Pattern Picked into Relief

Jok (Chok) builds figures by picking selected warps with a pointed tool and inserting discontinuous supplementary wefts. The motif rises in gentle relief—bands of geometry, flora, birds, naga, etc. A Lanna/Tai Yuan lineage seen in tin chok borders and heirloom cloths across the North.

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What it is, and why it matters

Jok (Chok) – Thai Discontinuous Supplementary-Weft Textile Art

  • A hand-picked, discontinuous supplementary-weft technique: the weaver lifts chosen warps with a quill, stick, or fingertip, then lays colored pattern wefts only where the figure should appear. This differs from khit (continuous supplementary weft) and yok (brocade lifts). Historically central to the tin chok section of Pha Sin.

  • Jok speaks in ordered bands and framed panels—diamonds (khom), bowls, naga, swans, stars; animals and human forms; leaves and blossoms, etc. Northern workshops classify themes across faith/ritual, living beings, and nature; each region holds its own palette and cadence.

  • Living lineages span Mae Chaem (Chiang Mai), Long (Phrae), Hat Siao (Sukhothai), and neighboring Tai communities. Pieces are time-intensive because every motif is picked by hand; knowledge is kept in families and village groups and adapted over time.