Turkish Carpet

A woman creating a wool carpet by tying knots on a loom. Most turkish carpets are made in rural homes as a way to generate income.

Here, silk is extracted from cocoons by first heating them in water then pulling the threads from several cocoons together onto a spindle. It takes a lot of cocoons to get just a little silk.

This pure silk carpet took 3 1/2 years to make and costs around $9,000 if you buy it in Turkey. What the picture doesn't show is how the color's change depending on the viewing angle. Also missing the sensation of walking barefoot on this masterpiece.

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