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Step 1 (Harvesting of pandanas leaves) Step 2 (Drying leaves over the fire) Step 3 (Fine drying over the sunshine) Step 4 (Smoothing the leaves) Step 5 (Dying the leaves with coloured dye) Step 6 (Weaving Process begins)

Harvesting of Padanas Leaves

Go to the bush and look for wild padanas leaves. Cut them properly and makesure you touch them tenderly cos it has thorns at the edges of the leaf. Also its best to wear long hand shirts to cover your hands to avoid scratches as well.

Drying leaves over the fire

After harvesting of the leaves it is then dried over the fire. Makesure that the fire is in the stage that it dyes out that only the charcoles that spark out heat.

Fine Drying over the sunshine

The leaves are then layed out in the sun for final heat from the sunshine.