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Boiled Alive40 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 Houses7 viewsAs seen from the bus on the way to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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Magic7 viewsHow does such an intricately patterned creation emerge from a mere collection of assorted threads?
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Weaving6 viewsElouise and other members of our tour group watch as the weaver demonstrates the operation of the loom.
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It Rained Turkish Carpets5 viewsChuck Mattox and Marvin Blaski inspect the merchandise while Attila looks on.
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Where Carpets Are Made5 viewsEntrance to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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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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Spinning4 viewsCreating the thread.
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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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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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