THE LOST STORY OF A TIME

Aziz BÜYÜKAŞIK, Investigative WriterSerial no: 18  Extortion order Sericulture was an important medium of livelihood for people in the region, almost all families were first and foremost engaged in sericulture.  They...

Weaving

Fabric weaving technique could be described as the intersection of two yarn systems at a right angle, their interlacing, and finally composing a texture.After the warp beam is placed on...

Preparing the Warp

Of the two yarn systems that compose the fabric, the vertical ones are the warp yarns. Warp yarns form a right angle with the weft yarns. These two types of...

Unravelling Yarns From the Cocoons

Silk is the soft and bright fiber produced by silkworms. Silkworms produce the fiber in order to spin cocoons for themselves within a thirty days of feding period.Humans discovered this...

Sericulture (Silk Farming)

Sericulture and silk-weaving can be traced back to 4600 - China. The Chinese had for a long time preserved the secrets of raising silkworms and producing silk fabrics.Sericulture was introduced...

GOLDEN HANDS STRECHING FROM PAST TO PRESENT

That same tradition has been carried on for years: the tradition of getting up early in the morning and working throughout the day. Raising silkworms and weaving silk are challenging...