Intha lady spins the silk thread

Intha lady spins the silk thread

Pure Lotus fabric is the first natural microfiber. Also, it is probably the most ecological fabric in the world and the first natural microfiber known in the world. It is why it has remarkable properties. In particular, it is amazingly resistant, soft, light-weight, wrinkle-free.
This type of weaving art on Inle Lake is only known since about a hundred years. The time of production is only possible during and shortly after the rainy season from April to December, because only then do the lotus plants (Nelumbo nucifera) grow up to five times their size in one season. For the Inthas, it is a very valuable flower, because the hollowed-out stems are further used as fertilizer and the plate-shaped leaves are used for storing food, especially rice as well as for transporting goods. The magnificent pink flowers are presented to Buddha as a gift, because the lotus represents spiritual purity, clarity and salvation from the cycle of rebirth the way Buddha teaches us.