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Denizli Apartment Houses7 viewsAs seen from the bus on the way to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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Setting3 viewsThe Dogus Hali Carpet Factory is located in the mountains near the city of Denizli - a picturesque locale.
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Where Carpets Are Made5 viewsEntrance to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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Spinning4 viewsCreating the thread.
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Spinning Wheel5 viewsI would guess that's what this contraption is called, but what do I know?
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Women's work3 viewsI am in awe of the skills of these ladies.
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Weaving5 viewsElouise and other members of our tour group watch as the weaver demonstrates the operation of the loom.
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Magic7 viewsHow does such an intricately patterned creation emerge from a mere collection of assorted threads?
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Work in Progress3 viewsWeaving has always been a great mystery to me, and I can't say that I understood it any better after watching how it's done.
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Size matters3 viewsSmaller looms for smaller rugs.
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A Shipment of Cocoons4 viewsThese, the cocoons spun by the Bombyx mori silkworm, are the raw materials from which the silk is made.
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Boiled Alive32 viewsThe silkworm cocoons have to be dissolved in boiling water before the silk threads can be extracted. The silkworms are thus boiled alive inside their cocoons - 6,600 silkworms have to die for every kilogram of silk produced. The PETA folks are not happy about it.
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