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Denizli - Dogus Hali Carpets
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Extracting the silk threads2 viewsThe silk maestro demonstrates how the dissolving cocoons yield their threads.
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Silk thread spinning1 viewsHere we see the how the "threadlets" from the cocoons are gathered and spun into threads suitable for weaving into a rug.
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The Dying Room1 viewsThe vats are filled with dyes of various colors, to be applied to the thread before it is sent to the looms.
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Green Threads1 viewsAl Treder watches as the dyemaster pulls a skein of thread out of the green vat.
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Sources of color3 viewsA display of the various plants used to produce the color essences for the dyes.
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Carpets Galore3 viewsCherie and Sandie marvel at the profusion of rugs in the lobby.
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Sandie Contemplates Carpets3 viewsWhat's not to like here?
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Mountains of Rugs1 viewsIn all colors and sizes.
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Rug Yurt2 viewsThis is how they lived out on the steppe in the days of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Yeah, right.
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Rug Storage1 viewsPiles of rugs lined the hallways, waiting for shipment to purchasers.
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A Delectable Display1 viewsThe object of this carefully-conceived layout is to sell rugs, and as far as I'm concerned it was quite effective.
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An Embarassment of Rugs1 viewsThe carpet hanging on the wall was one of my favorites.
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