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divided into fibers, and twisted into a special
knot. After the twisting process is completed,
the wool is dyed with natural dyes. The weft
thread is usually red. Among the colors of
the base are red, dark blue, burgundy, and
green, and their shades ‑ for example, dark
green, pistachio green. They also combine
contrasting colors ‑ red and green, red and
blue, orange and blue. Black is used as the
contour color, regardless of the color of the
motif. Drawings on Deshemealty carpets
are of several types. The products get names
depending on the composition. The Bayraklı
carpet is decorated with flags, tulips bloom
on Laleli, and the Dallı is decorated with tree
branches. In the middle of the Akrepli is a
figure of a scorpion, as a reminder: "you go
to yayla ‑ be careful!" And the oldest known
carpet with a composition called Halelli is on
display in the Antalya Museum.
The border of prayer mats was decorated
with a special pattern of five symbols ‑
according to the number of prayers required
to be performed every day. Figures of
camels were often depicted on the borders,
as valuable animals for the life of nomads.
CARPETS TASHPINAR
Carpets Tashpinar (or tour. Taşpınar)
Is the art of carpet weaving winter they returned to Deshemealty. Carpet was woven by "settled" Turks who lived
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a thing of the past? Carpet weaving was a part of women's winter work in Anatolia ‑ in the Konya, Kirsehir, and
weaving will never die. Because it's not a ‑ along with home economics and caring for Aksaray districts. The products were
business ‑ it's a culture. Modern people livestock. distinguished by their purpose ‑ prayer, for
prefer a house without carpets. But such a An important feature of Turkish carpet the headboard, pillows, saddlebags, floor.
house is not alive. Carpets ‑ handmade, weaving is that women weave them, but Large sizes were woven for the floor, up to
of course ‑ not only warm the house. Their only men are engaged in restoration or 12 m2. In recent years, a "double carpet" is
warmth is the warmth of the soul. Stress goes repair, if necessary. Carpets not only create most often woven, which is used on pillows
away and the atmosphere in the house comfort and warmth in the house but also and for the side backs of Turkish sofas. The
becomes emotional only from the fact that performed an "insurance" function. They weft, the base, and the nodal threads of the
there is a carpet on the floor. Those who were kept in case of sudden expenses, Tashpinar carpets are made of the wool of
understand this will buy. I communicate with collected for the wedding dowry of their Karaman sheep. This is also a spindle yarn,
sellers and collectors from all over the world daughters. The nomads' looms were light, the whole process is manual. The Karaman
‑ they are looking for real Turkish carpets. easy to carry. Small floor mats were woven breed is Turkish‑Syrian, one of the oldest.
In each region, carpet‑makers use their on them: "quarter" size 80x120 cm, "prayer" The wool of such sheep is either red‑tinged
own unique "handwriting": the original theme 125x180 cm or 220 cm, "runner" carpets or white. Dyes are natural, vegetables.
of the drawing, the selection of colors, the 75x300 cm. The masters wove the carpet The lower weft threads are stretched, and
technique of knitting knots, the quality of raw with a special knot, called the "reverse the upper threads, or warp threads, are
materials, etc. In the format of the article, knot", or Gerdes ‑ complex in weaving, but laid diagonally. This technique is called
you can specify only the most general increasing the density of the product. The "draping” ‑ the front thread of the warp is
information” says Abdullah. work of the master is laborious ‑ to weave a passed back, and the back ‑ forward. This
DESHEMEALTY CARPETS prayer rug measuring 125x180 cm, with an creates a decorative effect and improves
This is the name of the carpets woven eight‑hour working day, it took him twenty the quality of weaving. In the past, a high‑
near Antalya, in several villages of the days. Ut'ok, transverse threads of fabric quality Tashpinar carpet was considered
small Deshemealty district near the foothills intertwined with longitudinal (the basis). the one where 90‑120 knots per 10 square
of Taurus. Once, centuries ago, nomadic and the loop of the carpets is woolen, other centimeters. In modern products, quality
settlers wintered in these places. In summer threads are not added. Yarn is made of is determined by the number of threads
they went to yayla (summer mountain sheep, goat or camel wool. stretched on the loom: 13‑15 skeins of yarn
pastures), driving cattle to pastures, and in As before, now it is washed by hand, on a carpet of 6 m2, 18‑20 ‑ on a carpet

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