The #lotus has been used for centuries at #InleLake in#Burma to weave a rare fabric used to make robes for high ranking monks.
With a texture like raw silk and linen, it is known for its ability to cool the wearer in the hottest of climates.
It takes 32,000 lotus stems to make 1 yard/1 meter of fabric. The stems must be pulled by hand within a day of its harvest from the lake waters. It is then bunched, sliced and snapped apart to expose 20 fine fibers that are then pulled, hung to dry, and spinned by hand.
It takes 25 women making thread to produce enough yarn for one person. This process takes about a month and half. There are just 300 Intha people who know how to harvest the wild lotus flower stems.
