Burma . es that the loom is afavourite rendezvous. The same applies to other occupations of the girls, suchas rice-cleaning, when the suitor will take a turn at the heavy part of the workand lounge while the sifting goes on. Common patterns of cloth are tartans,for which two or three shuttle-spools are required. The plainest cloth wovenis at least shot with a colour different to that of the warp. The intricacy ofa pattern is denoted by the number of spools. Scroll patterns (cheik) in silk arecalled lun-tayd (hundred-spool). The warp is a cubit wide and about twentycubits long, which makes a ma
Burma . es that the loom is afavourite rendezvous. The same applies to other occupations of the girls, suchas rice-cleaning, when the suitor will take a turn at the heavy part of the workand lounge while the sifting goes on. Common patterns of cloth are tartans,for which two or three shuttle-spools are required. The plainest cloth wovenis at least shot with a colour different to that of the warp. The intricacy ofa pattern is denoted by the number of spools. Scroll patterns (cheik) in silk arecalled lun-tayd (hundred-spool). The warp is a cubit wide and about twentycubits long, which makes a mansloin-cloth (pasS). The piece isdoubled and its edges sewntogether along one side ; the turnof the cloth serves as a bag orwallet, according as the pieceis draped ; it has no lining. Thej>asd is hitched round the loinsand girt long or short, accordingto fancy, without the help of abelt; but elastic belts are nowcoming in. The slack is wornin a bunch in front {kabdungza)or is thrown over the 127. PLAITING FLOOR-MATS. 6o BURMA
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