If you happen to visit Bago the ancient capital of Mon Kingdom in the 15th century. You will be sure to see the famous Shwe-maw-daw Pagoda. Once there, go to the western archway of the pagoda you will find a market place where handicrafts and hand-made articles of all kinds are sold. And in one of the shop there they sell hand-made bags very popular among the women folks. Here you will find all kinds of hand-made bags crafted by the young women of the city.

These bags are made with nylon silk threads. And they are made by hand from the start to the finish. The silver threads are cut according to the sizes of the bags; depending on what size they will be big or small. To start knitting the bag, you first knit, the body of the bag. You knit the bag, depending on its design. Afterwards, the strap of the bag is knitted. Then you join the body and the strap together. Then the last step in the knitting process of the bag is to stitch in the inner pocket, and then your refined and beautiful hand-made bag is now ready. You can get 3 sizes of the bag, large, medium or small.

These hand-made nylon silver thread bags are made entirely by hand without the use of any machines are becoming popular not only in the country but also with visitors from abroad who are buying them also. We have presented to you with pride, hand-made bags made in Bago that have started a market for themselves for people who truly appreciate hand-made articles. Which are beautiful to look at, and gracious to own.