Tag: Traditional Silk Journey in Milas Village

In Milas Village, a captivating journey unfolds, starting with the ancient art of silk production. Women with years of expertise demonstrate the intricate process, from the silkworm emerging from its cocoon to silk drawing, creating balls using a tool called “gekuli,” and finally, spinning with a spindle to transform it into a ball.

An 80-year-old woman, radiating a timeless grace, skillfully spins thread with a spindle before weaving on a loom. The silk, twisted around a pencil and arranged on sticks in a row, is then placed in wood with a hole. The warp is aligned according to the desired measure, fixed to the weaver’s reed, and attached to the loom. As the weaving commences, the silk twists around the bobbin, attached inside the weaving shuttle. Tourists are even invited to try their hand at this fascinating process A Hidden Gem in the Aegean Region.

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