Sacred Lotus

Eating lunch

Mixing soft rice [cooked] and the warp lotus thread to create strength in the thread

Threading a base colour for the loom set-up

Lotus reeling to transfer skein type into bobbin for the loom set up

Weaving

Weaving a lotus shawl

Weaving a lotus shawl

Dye baths for dyeing lotus cloth for robes

Drying robes [Padonma Kyathingan]

Naturally dyed shawls

Back home by boat

Back home by boat

Lotus Silk and finished product

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