Turkmen Carpet, Part 3 - Kusadasi, Turkey 09-10-2015
Looking at carpets at Turkmen Carpet.
Ephesus - Turkish Rug Co-op
Turkey 2014 - Part 3: Magic Carpet Ride
Part 3 of the Penn Alumni Travel trip to Turkey in October 2014. Photos by Patrick Bredehoft.
Rug-knotting demonstration in Kusadesi, Turkey
Harvesting silk for Turkish rugs. Ephesus
Turkish Carpets Demo from Kusadasi
This was a nice demonstration of the qualities and varieties of Turkish Rugs and Carpets. This concluded our Ephesus tour in Kusadasi.
Carpets Displayed
On our Mediterranean cruise in 2011 we stopped in Kusadasi. While there we visited a carpet warehouse where we saw a carpet being made on a hand loom as well as this fabulous display of carpet artistry. The silk carpets near the end are amazing though the video doesn't do them justice. They shimmer and when turned around, the colours change.
The Making of a Turkish Carpet
Learn about the traditional techniques in the making of Turkish carpets from harvesting the silk to the weaving technique and why authentic Turkish carpets are so expensive. After this video you will appreciate the art of making these beautiful carpets and the amount of work required to create one. Filmed at Harem Carpets in Turkey. Presentation videotaped and uploaded with express verbal permission of the presenter. This is for educational purposes only and is not an advertisement.
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TURKEY - Carpet Art Interview with Tevfik Erkilet
Turkish Rug Making
Sultankoy, Camlik, Turkey. 23 September 2015
CAN CARPET - SELÇUK / İZMİR
CAN CARPET işletmesine kobi özel olarak konuk olduk.
ŞEHİR: İZMİR
İL.ÇE : SELÇUK
FİRMA SAHİBİ : OSMAN CAN
MUHABİR : MEHMET KUYUMCU
KAMERAMAN : BİROL BİNGÖL
Ephesus Carpet Shop, Turkey, Norwegian Jade Cruise
Carpet shop - carpets literally thrown at us.
We were in Kusadasi, Turkey, for ancient city of Ephesus. Our cruise ship was the Norwegian Jade, sailing out of Rome, to ports in Greece and Turkey.
Cruise blog
Carpet Weaving in Kusadasi
Topkapi - Kusadasi, Turkey
Gourmet Travel Club visits Topkapi located in Kusadasi, Turkey to see how Turkish silk is made.
Antique Oushak - Ghiordes Turkish rug #19715 by RADR
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Oushak - Ghiordes
SIZE: 9'10 X18'0
Ellerin Türküsü - Taşkale Halıları 3
Taskale Halılari 3 - Kanal B Ellerin Turkusu Programi
Taskale Carpets
Yapım: Ayse Oksuz Kanal B
Kamera: Namık Uğur
Kurgu : Özlem Türkmen
Hazırlayan-Sunan : Ayşe Öksüz
Carpet weaving is one of the most ancient crafts in Turkey, and for centuries, women have played a pivotal role in their creation.
Historically, the Turks were among the earliest carpet weavers.
Marco Polo notes in his travel diaries that Konya, the Seljuk capital, was the center of carpet production
in the 13th century.
Carpets and kilims, rugs without a knotted pile, have been used by nomadic tribes as floor coverings in their tents.
They provided comfort, warmth as well as decor.
Village women have woven carpets for family use. A daughter had a greater chance of marrying if she was a skilled weaver and would offer carpets as part of her
dowry to her future husband. She would take great care in the dyeing and hand-spinning of wool and in the selection of designs and motifs, some of which were related to her daily life and tribal culture.
Women of the Taskale (Karaman) weaving carpets. Carpets are different from kilims because they are knotted rather than flat woven.
They can be made from wool and usually silk. Notice that the weavers use a pattern for the rug design.
They must follow every intricate detail, leaving them no room for error.
Since the 19th century, there has been a tremendous demand for Turkish carpets and kilims. This development was responsible for the proliferation of carpet companies. Today, about 95% of women employed in this industry work for these firms. Some work in their homes while others labor in company workshops.
Women working outside the home will spend an average of twelve hours per day in the summer months, from sunrise to sunset and about 8-10 hours daily during the winter. Those working in the home alternate their weaving with their domestic chores. Weaving is done primarily when there is natural light. Women are not paid an hourly wage, but rather for the completed carpet or kilim. There are many criteria used to determine the amount she will receive such as the intricacy of the design, quality of the materials used, and if it is a carpet, the number of knots per square centimeter.
In general, women remain anonymous creators of these extraordinary carpets. Some attribute this to gender. Another reason is that many people are involved in the production of these carpets such as dyeing and hand-spinning fibers, particularly under the workshop model. Finally carpet production is considered more of a cultural tradition rather than art. Carpets and kilims are an integral part of everyday life in Turkey.
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