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Sandie Contemplates Carpets740 viewsWhat's not to like here?Jul 28, 2019
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Mountains of Rugs715 viewsIn all colors and sizes.Jul 28, 2019
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Carpets Galore718 viewsCherie and Sandie marvel at the profusion of rugs in the lobby.Jul 28, 2019
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Sources of color810 viewsA display of the various plants used to produce the color essences for the dyes.Jul 28, 2019
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Green Threads725 viewsAl Treder watches as the dyemaster pulls a skein of thread out of the green vat.Jul 28, 2019
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The Dying Room701 viewsThe vats are filled with dyes of various colors, to be applied to the thread before it is sent to the looms.Jul 28, 2019
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Silk thread spinning712 viewsHere we see the how the "threadlets" from the cocoons are gathered and spun into threads suitable for weaving into a rug.Jul 28, 2019
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Extracting the silk threads729 viewsThe silk maestro demonstrates how the dissolving cocoons yield their threads.Jul 28, 2019
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Spinning623 viewsCreating the thread.Jul 28, 2019
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Boiled Alive895 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.Jul 28, 2019
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Denizli Apartment Houses827 viewsAs seen from the bus on the way to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.Jul 28, 2019
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