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Having sewed and dyed a formal robe, novice Dhammavaro hangs the cloth to dry in front of a skeleton used for contemplation. A candidate for monkhood at Abhayagiri must sew and dye a set of three robes before his ordination ceremony.

20200904_dhammavaro_final_26.jpg Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.Hundreds of lines must be sewn and errant stitches picked out by hand and then sewn again until the result is satisfactory. Novice monks may have little familiarity with sewing, and the robe-making process represents a trial-and-error process.ThumbnailsFamiliarity with an industrial sewing machine can take time - foot and hand coordination is required to add stitches and maneuver the cloth successfully.
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