About Burmese Acheik Longyi
Burmese acheik — the "hundred-shuttle" (luntaya) tapestry of Mandalay — is fine silk woven in interlocking S-curve wave bands, dominated by a vivid rose pink. Fifty to two hundred shuttles build a shimmering trompe-l'oeil of contrasting shades within a tight colour range.
This system distills that woven shimmer into a digital language: a saturated rose-pink ground, interlocking wave registers, gold thread accents, and a Myanmar/Latin type pairing that honours the script of the cloth's homeland.
- Origin
- Mandalay (especially Amarapura), central Myanmar
- Era
- 1950–1990 (continuation of a 19th-century Burmese court tradition)
- Key figures
- Luntaya acheik master weavers · Amarapura family silk workshops
- Movements
- Burmese court textile tradition · Luntaya tapestry weaving
Burmese Acheik Longyi design spec
Colors
Typography
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