says the Fat Basturk. Once again....him and his bragging. Why does he feel so proud at other people's achievement?? Sigh...and more than once I saw the owner giving him stares as he blares on and on about carpets....weren't the owner supposed to be giving the talks instead??
Anyway, the next visit was a carpet factory . Now you might think that a visit to the carpet factory may be boring and a waste of time....well, it is....but not a complete waste of time. After a short while...I mean, after Fat Basturk ran out of things to bullshit about, the owner took over the talking and FINALLY...something worth listening to.
The talk were quite informative and interesting, minus all the horribly misplaced sense of self satisfaction "someone" was doing earlier. Turkish carpets were and still are famous because they discarded most of modern technology and concentrate on the human skills when it comes to carpet making. And also because they weave in two knots instead of one knot, like carpets all over the world.
Two knot weave carpets are considerably stronger....and according to the guy, world's most powerful vacuum will not be able suck out any of the threads.
You may think "Wow....", but to me, it's really just another useless fact etched onto my brains forever.
All weaves are laboriously done by hands....one time consuming weaves at a time. That means that time consumed to finish a carpet increase in proportion to design and size. small ones like this takes a bout a month or two to complete.
This one takes 8 months to finish....and even big ones such as this is done by one person. Teamwork is actually a killer here. After a work such as this completes, the weaver's hands would be swollen, and since petite, small hands are favored to do this kind of work, she will be forced to take a break...
This guy is the specialist...he came out with a book, "10 ways you can boil your cute little silk worms"....a best seller in Turkey. With a sadistic smile on his face, he demonstrates how he can get the strands of silk from the cocoon....seems to me that he feels great pleasure and satisfaction for every possible moth that he kills.
"Eats a hole out of your jacket...this little buggers" says the man...
Later, we were guided to a hall with a number of carpets hung on the wall...
We were actually seated on the other side of the hall...was going to take a group photo when one of them said "The carpet on that side looks better!!" ....
silence pass....
They gave each other a knowing look...then suddenly, all of the started running across the hall!! The hall was actually thundering with the sound of their foot steps as they rushed across the hall...ignorant to everyone else who were looking.
And it was HI-LA-RIOUS!! Practically laughed my ass off when I saw them took flight and create a mini earthquake...laughed harder when I saw the surprise look on few of the Japanese as they stare in disbelieve...hahahahha...they were like (・_・;)
Priceless...
After the commotion and "after shocks" subsided, the owner and some of his workers start laying out carpets of various size and colors before our feet.
This was supposedly a rare piece...made with wool off white and black sheep. Apparently, black sheeps are rare...which made me think, "Black sheep of the family" actually meant that you are the special and treasured one in the family...not the weird one.
The reason all those carpets were laid out before us was because...well, marketing time. He didn't spend all his time talking to us about carpets for nothing!! And my....my...he is quite a talker...
I bought a carpet for myself. Cost me 10000 yen or Rm300 for this piece. Some of them said.....okay, Lim Chin Wooi(2nd guy from left from the group photo above) said that it was too expensive and not worth it....well, it may be so, but it reminds me of all the good times I had in Turkey, so I don't regret buying it at all!!
However, my housemate said that it resembles a prayer rug....yeah, why didn't it occur to me when I got it!! Still...I don't regret it..
Okay, having wasted both time and money here...time to move on and head to our hotel for the night. But before we leave...
Can't resist taking more pictures ...heh heh
Ehem....I didn't realize it at that time but looking at this picture again, it suspiciously looked like the leg was suspiciously positioned at a even more...
*cough*
suspicious
*cough*
place.
