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Shutter Speed Value 1/125 sec Date/Time Sun 29 Mar 2009 05:24:17 AM EDT
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preparing the dyebath
The pattern is carefully worked out, tied and dyed onto the threads before they are woven While in training the students learn every step involved in the process warp threads on the loom for a long textile
"Iron soup" made by fermenting limes and rusty iron scarps, used as a mordant for natural dye colors Detail of iron mordant pot preparing the dyebath
cooking the young leaves of the banana tree New banana leaves can produce a lovely range of yellow colors One piece of Khmer-style ikat can take months to produce
Trainees weaving in one of the workshops Grandmother is close by to answer any questions or solve any problems bundles of silk thread being bound in a pattern before coloring

preparing the dyebath

Date: 03/29/2009
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