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Yeşilüzümlü Dastar
Project Type
Cultural Heritage & Women’s Empowerment through Weaving
Project Date
10 March 2022
Role and Responsibilities
Textile designer and coordinator supporting the revival of traditional Anatolian weaving and women’s employment.
Project Type
Cultural Heritage & Women’s Empowerment through Weaving
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Fabric Specifications
This 100% pure cotton fabric (130 g/m², 78 cm width) combines lightness and strength, offering a soft natural texture and timeless quality.
In Yeşil Üzümlü, the local people weave Dastar Fabric with their hands and eyes on weaving looms locally known as "DÜVEN". Various embroideries are used in weaving Dastar, which is made using three types of threads: warp, weft, and pattern.
Dastar is produced from wool, cotton, linen, and silk. The silk used in Dastar production is obtained from the silkworms raised by the local people. The Dastar produced from silk is called "Bürümcük Dastar". Dastars woven with specific patterns are named as "sucuk yanışlı" (sausage-style), "çomak yanışlı" (stick-style), "deveboynu yanışlı" (camel-neck-style), and "semer yanışlı" (saddle-style). Dastars woven without embroidery are called "yoz dastar". Another factor that adds value to Dastar is the coloring of threads obtained from plants grown in the region.
Fethiye Municipality, in collaboration with Likya Women's Cooperative and Fırat Neziroğlu, is reweaving Geographical Indication marked Dastar fabric considering contemporary needs and traditional weaving methods.
A new Traditional Collection has been created by combining traditional Anatolian garment patterns with Fırat Neziroğlu's modern perspective.
