,y every da.y can rarely earn more than four rupeesa month. Because of the intricate designs that pre-vail only a hands-breadth of silk can be woven in aweek. In spite of this they live neatly and cleanly 334 CANADIAN TEXTILE JOURNAL December, 1914. and are a happy people, carying on their industry… … Primitive Burmese Loom in Operation. pleted bed stands behind him. Instead of placingthestrands of his material across the frame and weav-ing back and forth through them as we would expect,the method employed here is entirely different. Theonly strands he places before the weaving begins arethose…
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