Culture Map Houston | Joel Luks | May 23, 2012
The activity of weaving is to the Karenni community from Burma (currently Myanmar) what home cooking, cleaning and checking email is to most Houstonians — it's just something everyone does. Young girls learn the technique from their elders starting at 5 years of age as a form of play, at first beginning by completing a scarf, then moving on to more intricate patterns.