Abstract:

   Yalvaç   district   of   Isparta   is   the   center   of   plain   weaving   from   past   to   present.   By   being   a   nomadic  settlement,  kirkit  weaving  is  a  rooted  tradition  in  this  region  and  “ölümlük-­‐dirimlik”  weavings  is  one  of  the  products   that   has   been   woven   for   a   variety   of   using.   These   weavings   are   known   as   “Sargı   Kilimi”   or  “ahretlik”   and   they   are   used   during   burial   process,   then   they   are   being   donated   to   mosques   or   cem  houses.  Today,  weaving  is  greatly  diminished  in  district.  Nevertheless,  rugs  that  has  been  woven  before  is  taken  by  dealers  who  come  to  villages  and  changed  with  machine-­‐made  rugs.  Although  weaving  is  greatly  diminished,  “ölümlük-­‐dirimlik”  tradition  is  going  on  and  these  weavings  exist  in  unmarried  girls’  dowry.  This  tradition  consists  in  almost  every  region  of  Anatolia,  “ölümlük-­‐dirimlik”  is  a  part  of  unmarried  young  girls’  dowry  for  them  and  their  husbands  and  they  are  being  used  when  their  time  comes.    As  a  result  of  research,  it’s  been  found  that  weavings  are  colored  by  herbal  dyes  replace  with  synthetic  dyes  by  time.  Each   of   them   have   their   unique   motifs   and   patterns   and   motifs   like   velcro-­‐type,   hair   band,   eye,   cleat,  hook,  bird,  monster  feet,  star,  chest,  scorpion,  amulet  and  waterway  are  often  used.  

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