Woman stripping strands off the lotus stalks in preparation for the process of making into fibre for weaving - Inle Lake,Burma, Myanmar

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Porous fibers are twisted and rolled together with water, spun, and then washed again. The original color is a beautiful earth tone with subtle variations throughout the threads. Natural dyes are made from the bark of a tree, flower petals, leaves and fruit. A primitive stove cooked the spun fibers in many different dye baths, pieces of wood keeping the vats boiling and smoking.

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Size: 5152px × 3438px
Location: Khit Sunn Yin Hand Weaving Center , inle lake .Shan State .Myanmar ,Burma
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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