Lotus stems processed into fashionable ‘silk’ fabric by Vietnamese craftswoman
SCMP, 31 Aug 2020
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Vietnamese craftswoman Phan Thi Thuan has nearly 60 years of experience weaving silk. But three years ago, she spotted an opportunity to make silk-like fabric using lotus stems. The process is difficult, and it can take months to finish a lotus silk scarf. For centuries, villagers in neighbouring Myanmar and Cambodia have used lotus fibers to weave a rare fabric, but the technique is only just being explored in Vietnam.
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Vietnamese craftswoman Phan Thi Thuan has nearly 60 years of experience weaving silk. But three years ago, she spotted an opportunity to make silk-like fabric using lotus stems. The process is difficult, and it can take months to finish a lotus silk scarf. For centuries, villagers in neighbouring Myanmar and Cambodia have used lotus fibers to weave a rare fabric, but the technique is only just being explored in Vietnam.
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