Boodarai's photos with the keyword: Kyar Chi

In Phaw Khone weaving workshop: loom with pure lotus threads. It takes 4,000 lotus stems to make a small, narrow scarf worth a small fortune.

In Phaw Khone weaving workshop: weaving the (super expensive) lotus fabric (“Kyar Chi" in Burmese)

In Phaw Khone weaving workshop: one of the local specialist artisan crafts is making yarn from threads drawn from a particular lotus stem (Padonma Kyar). You only get about 5cm of thread per stem and it must be done by hand, so it is a time consuming and expensive yarn to make. In Phaw KhoneIn Phaw Khone weaving workshop:

One of the local specialist artisan crafts is making yarn from threads drawn from a particular lotus stem (Padonma Kyar). You only get about 5cm of thread per stem and it must be done by hand, so it is a time consuming and expensive yarn to make. In Phaw Khone