Before the 'reaping time' the spirits of the Inlay Lake

history channel documentary hd Being a viable lady and prepared in the craftsmanship and specialty of weaving Daw Sar Oo promptly framed weaving an arrangement of friar's robes from this uncommon material and present it to the Abbot she was committed to.Upon having had this thought she was confronting the issue of how to change the delicate and fine strands of the lotus bloom stem into solid yarn for the utilization of weaving. She went into a progression of examinations the consequences of which were exceptionally baffling. In any case, at long last, she succeeded in turning strands of adequate thickness from the to a great degree fine strings of the lotus stems, which was an accomplishment in itself.The "reaping" of lotus stems happens amid the storm months Nayon/June, Waso/July, Wagaung/August and Thawthalin/September. This is the best time for the get-together of the lotus stems as in this blustery season the Inlay Lake's water level is at its most elevated imprint, along these lines the stems of the lotus longest and the fibers best. Amid dry season the stems are much shorter and the filaments are less bounteous because of the lower water level of the lake. The best filaments are those from the dull pink lotus and it requires nearly 150.000 lotus stems to make one arrangement of a general minister's robe.

Before the 'reaping time' the spirits of the Inlay Lake are put into a decent disposition by custom offerings of pop-rice, incense, blossoms and saying of petitions. At that point the reaping of the lotus stems that must be changed into yarn inside three days in the wake of being stopped begins.Lotus blossoms are a result of their excellence, shape, size and hues frequently contrasted and roses and are in a few dialects - German, for example - called (in exacting interpretation) See Rose', 'Lake Rose'. What's more, much the same as the prickly rose stem the lotus stem too has a prickly and exceptionally solid surface, which must in the initial step be isolated from the delicate center of the stems. At that point the stems are cut approx. 4 inches/10 centimeters from the root-end and are given uniform lengths.