Rug Weaving and Vegetable Dyeing in Beypazarı

Abstract

Weaving is one of our ancient handicrafts and fabric weaving was born due to necessities such as covering up, dressing, protection from cold. Afterwards, various techniques, motifs and compositions were developed which led to the richness of Turkish weaving today. One of the most common techniques of Turkish weaving is rug weaving. Rugs woven in Beypazarı Public Education Center and vegetables used in dyeing the wool yarns for rugs were analyzed in this research. In Beypazarı, hall rugs are woven in patterns entitled with names from the region such as Çitimel, Başaklı, Kurtağzı, Beypazarı, Avşar and Ejderha. The most used of these is the hall rug called “Çitimel”. In dyeing of the yarns used in rugs, acorn dust, yellow bush, pinar weed, walnut shell, madder and indigo are used.