odyssey -ghost town

hi I am in the ghost town and i am stuck. i found the 2 bowls and pick up the brown fabric ,and i pick up the lotus seeds. found the fire, and i put the bowl on top of it. on my walkthru it says to put the brown fabric on the dish near the pot. but i am unable to do it. does it need to be a special fabric.i have only the brown one. am i doing something wrong. any help wil be appreciated.

Did you get some water from the sea for the pot, Josric? And there is a lever you have to pull to lower the pot over the fire (I missed that for quite a while when I was playing this game). Here is the relevant part from Crash's walkthrough: SPOILER
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Get the pot and the filter that scattered all over this village. There are total four of them but you need only one each. Go to the entrance and climb down to the beach. Use the pot to pick up the sea water. Get the lotus seed from the lotus pond. Now go to the fireplace on the west part of the village. It is to the left of the lotus pond from the main entrance. Put the pot of sea water on the pot holder above the fire. Lower down the pot by releasing the hook on the left of the fireplace. Put the filter on the scale to the right of the fireplace. Put the lotus seed on the top of the filter. Raise up the boiling seawater by attaching the hook back. Pour down the pot of seawater to the lotus seed. Get the empty pot and use it to pick up lotus drink. Drink the lotus juice.