လွန်တာ အချိတ် (Luntaya Acheik)
Luntaya acheik (လွန်တာ အချိတ် — 'one hundred shuttles interlock') is the most technically demanding silk weaving tradition in Myanmar — and one of the most complex in Southeast Asia. The technique uses up to 200 small shuttles simultaneously, each carrying a different color of silk weft thread, to produce the characteristic wave (acheik — 'interlocking') pattern — a sinuous curvilinear design in which each color flows in a continuous undulating path across the fabric width. The wave pattern is achieved by the weaver introducing each shuttle at a specific warp position and advancing it in a calculated diagonal sequence on each shed change — so that all shuttles move simultaneously in coordinated diagonal paths. The coordination of 50–200 shuttle paths from memory is the defining tacit knowledge of this tradition.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Myanmar national ICH list
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