After the touristy atmosphere around Inle Lake in Burma, I found it a delight to travel up to the Shan hills and stay a few days in the less-visited town of Namshan.
Ah-Rum: Traditional dress
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Acheik Technique
Luntaya acheik, the celebrated “100-shuttle” tapestry fabric from the Mandalay area of Burma, is woven with tiny shuttles with tapered ends that allow them to do double duty as pickup sticks. Continue reading
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Mandalay area: Acheik
Weavers in the Mandalay area specialise in acheik, sometimes called lun taya acheik, meaning 100-shuttle design. While not always using 100 shuttles, there were certainly plenty!
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Inle Lake: Lotus Threads
At a weaving centre perched on stilts over the waters of Inle Lake, I saw the painstaking work involved in making lotus thread, traditionally used for monks’ robes. Continue reading
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Inle Lake: Lotus weaving
At Inle Lake, weavers still carry on the unique tradition of weaving with thread created from the stems of the beautiful lotus flower.
