Buddha images on lotus stand
The place where such wonderful robes are woven is Kyaing Khan village in Inlay district.
At the time of plucking the stems also, nine dishes of food are offered to the guardian spirit
Plucking the lotus stems, only the soft stems are taken
First they rub out the thorns on the stem
The stem are cut
Thin lotus fibres
They then pull out the lotus fibres with wet hands on a special table about 3 feet long made for the purpose.
These lotus fibres are spun on the small pulley in order to prevent them from getting tangled.
They are spun again into the spindle from the pulley.
Now the weaving of the lotus robe can begin
7 000 lotus plants are required for this one. The process from the cutting of the stems to the finished robe takes one month and more than 100 hours.
