Shans at home . 3 O ? C. 5 6 7, 8, DESIGNS ON THE BORDERS OF TURBANS, 169 170 INDUSTRIES between the first and second toes. In entering theground floor of a Shan house, one often sees a heap ofpierced treadles, discarded because of some unevennesswhich makes them uncomfortable to the bare foot. It is possible that some of the whorls—generallybelieved to have formed parts of distaffs—found ingraves and in prehistoric dwellings in different parts ofthe world may have been the treadles of ancient looms. A woman can weave five yards of plain cloth in aday; but when patterns are woven in the materi
Shans at home . 3 O ? C. 5 6 7, 8, DESIGNS ON THE BORDERS OF TURBANS, 169 170 INDUSTRIES between the first and second toes. In entering theground floor of a Shan house, one often sees a heap ofpierced treadles, discarded because of some unevennesswhich makes them uncomfortable to the bare foot. It is possible that some of the whorls—generallybelieved to have formed parts of distaffs—found ingraves and in prehistoric dwellings in different parts ofthe world may have been the treadles of ancient looms. A woman can weave five yards of plain cloth in aday; but when patterns are woven in the material,the process is a slow one, especially if the designs are
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