Kayin Traditional Weaving Industry

The Kayin State located in the South east of Myanmar is the residence of Kayin nationals, one of the national brethrens, are residing. The backdrop of Kayin State is the greenish forest and bluish mountain ranges. They make their living through agriculture and livestock farming.

Weaving industry is also one of their professions of Kayin female. All the Kayin females are able to do every process of ginning cotton, yarning, and weaving. The imagination of the weaves for drawing the multi-coloured designs is very important. Golden and silver threads are also used in weaving. Stepping peddlers by foots & moving shuttle looms with the control of technical know how is very complicated.

Shirts of Kayin male, blouse of female and longyi are very unique attires and weaving hand-made clothes are the evidences of preserving culture. Otherwise, one of the customs of the national brethren to be proud of.