Workshop
Six handlooms in a courtyard near Buldan’s old weavers’ bazaar. We prepare the cloth here, from winding the yarn onto the warp to twisting the fringe.
On the looms today
There are six handlooms in the workshop. See which cloth is on which loom; fabric that comes off the loom reaches the shelf within a few days.
- Loom 1Madder peshtemal, Madder2.4 m today (sample)
- Loom 2Honeycomb bath towel, Olive1.8 m today (sample)
- Loom 3Linen peshtemal, Sand2.1 m today (sample)
- Loom 4Travertine peshtemal, Travertine1.2 m today (sample)
- Loom 5Buldan cloth shawl, Ecru3.5 m today (sample)
- Loom 6New warp being prepared (sample)
How a peshtemal is woven
Preparing the warp
The threads are counted one by one to the warp plan and wound onto the warp beam. The Travertine peshtemal has 176 threads per repeat and 9 repeats across the width.
Dressing the loom
Each thread is drawn through a heddle and a dent of the reed. This takes about a day per loom.
Weaving
The shuttle carries the weft through the warp, and the reed beats each pick into place. A weaver makes 1–3 metres a day (sample).
Twisting the fringe
When the cloth comes off the loom, the threads at each end are twisted in pairs by hand and knotted.
Washing and folding
The cloth is washed once, dried in the shade, folded and put on the shelf.
Visit the workshop
You can watch the looms Monday to Friday 09:00–18:00 and Saturday 10:00–15:00 (sample hours).
- Workshop
- Dokumacılar Sokak No: 6, Buldan, Denizli (sample address)
- Contact
- 0258 000 00 00 (sample)
atolye@mekik.example (sample)