
Lotus weaving
Surprisingly, rather than being something out of pre-history, lotus fiber production was invented in Burma in the early 1900s by Daw Sa U in order to weave robes for monks.
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Surprisingly, rather than being something out of pre-history, lotus fiber production was invented in Burma in the early 1900s by Daw Sa U in order to weave robes for monks.

Several studies of the lotus fiber industy have been published

Thread spinning represents the dominant bulk of the labor value. Anyone with access to lotus stalks and a knife can produce this valuable resource.

All global suppliers of lotus fiber are located in Southeast Asia.
