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The indigo dyers of Amarapura
(Amarapura is 11Km south of Mandalay in Shan State and is a centre of silk and cotton weaving. Indigo blue is a staple dye colour, particularly for the men's longyis. Today the dyers use chemical dye - from China - and not natural indigo.)
As you walk through the streets of Amarapura you can hear the constant 'click' of the looms and see the various stages of the weaving process taking place in houses throughout the town. In September 1998 I found the indigo dyers by following back to source the flow of indigo coloured water - a bi-product of the rinsing process during dyeing. Although there were individual dyers working in a small way the main dying was being carried out by a family who had been dyers for several generations.
all text & images © Pamela A Cross
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