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'In India's northeastern state of Manipur, thirty-year-old Bijiyashanti
Tongbram transforms lotus flower stems into beautiful fabrics through her
creative business, Sanajing Sanathambal Ltd.
"It's a new business idea in India. Our products are 100% organic," explains
Bijiyashanti.
During the winter of 2017, Bijiyashanti made an intriguing observation. "I
realised that only the lotus flower was being used. While the rest of the plant
was being wasted," she explains.
Bijiyashanti was determined to utilise the neglected parts of the lotus plant,
and her vision for lotus fibre clothing started to take shape.
The production workflow requires precision and skill because extracting the
fibre from the lotus plant by hand is an intricate process that involves hours
of painstaking patience.
"We pluck and collect the stems and store them in stocks. Then, we slowly
extract fibre from the stem using a knife along with the help of a wooden
board. Then we roll it, and it becomes a thread," Bijiyashanti explains.'
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
