Lotus Root Scarf Indigo tabletops Our production partners include women-benefitting

Our production partners include women-benefitting self-help groups

gold plated sterling silver fixings and chain

Please dry clean the scarves only

A large pocket scarf which is warm & cosy made from handspun & naturally dyed eri silk

Lotus Root Scarf Indigo tabletops Our production partners include women-benefittingLotus silk is an extremely rare and highly exclusive product that is prized over conventional silk. Lotus flowers that grow in abundance on Inle Lake are harvested by boatmen in the rainy season. The delicate fibres are extracted by hand from the lotus stems and rolled into the threads needed to weave the scarves. It takes the fibres of five long lotus stems to produce about 50 centimetres of lotus silk. It takes a week to make one scarf. Not only