Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-08
CARPETS MADE BY MEN.


One of the most important manufnct-
nres Of Asia Minor. and it is also one
concerning which little is known by the
general public, Smyrna CORE pond
ont says, Is the manufacture of those
carr ets which have acquired world
wide reputation under the designation
VI Turkey carpets They are prin-
cipallv made IN the towns OF Oushak.
Ghiordes, koula, Demirgi. Alelas,
Ladik. Pergamos. aud Sparta. and are
exported for the most part To England
aud America Oushak. the seat Of the
trade, Is pleasantly situated in the midst
nf fertile plain. 1t is n town of some
20, 900 inhabitants. most of whom are
directly or indirectly occupied in car
pet making. the actual number of looms
ct work being 500. koula aud Gbior.
des have population Of about l5,0OO.
Demirgi has become a carpet weaving
town within the last six or eight YEAR,,
owing to an accident.
Years back the town was destroyed
by fire, and the inhabitants, too poor To
reconstruct their habitations, cmigI Ated
to Ghiofdes. where they learned the
art Of carpet making. As soor ~ they
had gained some money they returned
and rebuilt their native town, setting
mp looms of their own. Their carpets
were not n success at first, but they
managed 10 improve them, and now
they rank superior both in texture and
color 10 the Ghiordes. Ladik, Per
gamos and Melas are rug producing
centers. At Sparta the industry has
Just been introduced. The manner of
weaving the carpets il primitive
enough.
The wool. which Is obtained from the
fat tailed sheep reared by the Turks on
The highlands, is washed by the men in
the neighboring streams and then spun
! on the wheel by the old women of the
town. il Is then sent to the Boya Hane
to be dyed, alter which it is sold TO the
manufacturer. Three okes of spun yarn
are required for a square pic Of carpet
| The looms consist of two thick poles
fixed firmly in the ground at some pics
distance from each other, two others are
Joined, one above and the other below.
aud to these the warp or chain of the
carpet is attacked.
At the foot of this loom the weavers
sit cross legged, sometimes as many as
ten in a row, each working at "A two foot
width of carpet. The warn is taken from
bobbins suspended above their heads
and tied to the warp; it is then cut with
n sharp knife and the pile and woof
driven together by means of a comb.
A carpet can be made of any length
but its width depends on the size Of the
loom. Ii the loom extends to ten pics
in width, the carpet can be one, two or
ten pics wide. The largest loom in
l,al at tuA min Ia
! so that il a carpet of greater width is
required, new loom must be made,
3 although this, as one may Judge from
G the structure, is not difficult. Notwith-
r standing that this is, as ! have said q
] primitive mode of proceeding, it is not
4 without its advantage; for, inasmucl
y as the texture must perforce be loosei
Q than the machine made carpets, the
colors can blend more easily, and the
{. carpet or rug becomes softer and more
plant TO the tread.
The carpet weavcrs are all women
They are daily chsperoned to the looms
! by an old woman, who sees that they
! work diligently. The average amour
! Of work one person can DO in n day IL
u about pic, for which the wages PAID
; is from four TO five piastres. Although
j. the cold in winter is intense and the
n workers suffer considerably, they viii
a not accept the Humanitarian eflect
! made TO procure them some comfort
/ Mr.. d'Andria. one of the largest carpe
mechants in this town, offered to bull,
Q for them large factory, with glass win
o dows, wherein they could work com
fortably though it blew tempest with
Q out Whether from fear of being see
d )r for some equally valid reason the,
y refused this kind offer and continued b
;, work in wretched novels barely fit 70
u pigsties. warming their frozen finger
l. over the smoldering contents Of
y brazier.
re During the reign Of Abdul Aziz brigl
colors were in vogue, and the manufact
urers had recourse TO mineral dyes
(, now, however, the fashion has gone ou
10 and they have reverted to vegetabl
n pigments volonea for white aud brown
yellow berries for green and yellow
madden roots aud cochineal for red
I'd and indigo for blue. These carpet
Or come to Smyrna principally by tw
r. routes the first from Oushak to ALI
fe shier, the terminal station of the Ca
a. sabba Railway. a distance from Ousha
"a of twenty-four hours by camel; and III
other from Oushak to Chiyril, the la
o station on tho Sutledi branch of I'll
t. Adm line, which is distant from Ousho
- only six hours.
An Indians Ghost.
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