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Boiled Alive917 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 Houses861 viewsAs seen from the bus on the way to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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Teapot844 viewsWe partook of tea from this elegant piece, which was not among the merchandise offered for sale.
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Sources of color836 viewsA display of the various plants used to produce the color essences for the dyes.
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Spinning Wheel814 viewsI would guess that's what this contraption is called, but what do I know?
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Fruit of the Loom783 viewsThis is the rug that now graces our living room.
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Setting774 viewsThe Dogus Hali Carpet Factory is located in the mountains near the city of Denizli - a picturesque locale.
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Women's work773 viewsI am in awe of the skills of these ladies.
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Sandie Contemplates Carpets770 viewsWhat's not to like here?
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Sales Pitch763 viewsWonderful wares for tourists richer than me.
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Extracting the silk threads759 viewsThe silk maestro demonstrates how the dissolving cocoons yield their threads.
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One after another758 viewsThey just keep on coming.
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