However, the Atayal weaving tradition is an esoteric one, passed down from mother to daughter, and seeking instruction from others was not the done thing. And since her family had only moved into the village in the early 20th century, a relative latecomer like her was going to have even more problems finding a teacher.
然而，泰雅織布技術有「母女相傳，不傳外人」的傳統，就算可透過「向老師買技術」的方式學習，又礙於尤瑪的家族是日治時代才遷入，屬於後生晚輩的她，拜師之路一波三折。