Municipal Weaving
Municipal weaving is one of our oldest cotton weaving. Its foundations date back to the 16th century. This type of weaving is seen in Tire and Bursa in historical records. According to the Aydın Province Yearbook dated 1908, there are 60 handlooms in Tire. The drapery, upholstery, beds and quilts made of municipal weaving in Tire meet the needs of the region and some of them are exported. Over the years, the number of stalls has decreased. The last masters of this handicraft are Saim Bayri and Ethem. Municipal fabrics are woven on 24 frames on looms that can be controlled by 16 or 13 pedals. The weaving that emerged on these looms is a double-layered and very durable weaving type. Ground colors are optionally green, red and dark blue, motif colors are white and yellow. Patterns take names such as almond, butterfly, hebib mattress, evsat, sixparmak, flatbasti, basket. The width of the fabrics is generally 60 cm. There are two types, “medium” and “ala”. Silk is used very little in medium weavings, and this type of weaving is preferred as upholstery quilt and mattress face. Ala type weavings are made of silk and drapery is made.
