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Lotus silk (Burmese: ပိုးကြာချည် or Burmese: ကြာချည်, lit. ' lotus thread ' ) is a type of textile produced using delicate lotus stem fibers. The fabric first originated in Myanmar (Burma) and is now largely produced in Siem Reap , Cambodia .
Lotus leaves are also used to serve food in various cultures. [65] A unique fabric called lotus silk, from the lotus plant fibers, is produced only at Inle Lake, Myanmar, and in Siem Reap, Cambodia. [66] This thread is used for weaving special robes for Buddha images called kya thingan (lotus robe).
Nelumbo / n ɪ ˈ l ʌ m b oʊ / [2] is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers.Members are commonly called lotus, though the name is also applied to various other plants and plant groups, including the unrelated genus Lotus.
Bijiyashanti Tongbram (born 1993) is an Indian female entrepreneur from Manipur.She uses lotus silk to make small mufflers and stalls. [1] Her efforts have attracted the attention of many people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh. [1]
Despite the tenuous lotus connection, others weighed in after Dandekar with graphics of their own, including the American flag superimposed onto a lotus flower with “Harris 2024” as a tagline.
The mussel Pinna nobilis creates silk to bond itself to rocks. It is used to make sea silk. Spiders make spider silk for various purposes such as weaving their webs, protecting their eggs or as a safety line. The amphipod Peramphithoe femorata uses silk to make a nest out of kelp blades. Another amphipod, Crassicorophium bonellii, use silk to ...
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Still, Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to the top Treasury post raised hopes that tariffs will be more measured. And with only 21 trading days left in the year, analysts, investors, and market ...