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Boiled Alive892 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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Denizli Apartment Houses826 viewsAs seen from the bus on the way to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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Teapot821 viewsWe partook of tea from this elegant piece, which was not among the merchandise offered for sale.
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Sources of color810 viewsA display of the various plants used to produce the color essences for the dyes.
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Spinning Wheel783 viewsI would guess that's what this contraption is called, but what do I know?
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Fruit of the Loom750 viewsThis is the rug that now graces our living room.
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Women's work740 viewsI am in awe of the skills of these ladies.
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Sandie Contemplates Carpets739 viewsWhat's not to like here?
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Setting738 viewsThe Dogus Hali Carpet Factory is located in the mountains near the city of Denizli - a picturesque locale.
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A Cut above the Others737 viewsThey are all beautiful, but some just seem to leap up and seize your attention.
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Divan732 viewsA cute and comfy little corner in the atelier.
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Extracting the silk threads729 viewsThe silk maestro demonstrates how the dissolving cocoons yield their threads.
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