Abstract:

   It  has  been  seen  that  each  region  has  own  characteristic  properties  when  weaving  areas  in  our  country  has  been  investigated.  Also  Sivas  is  one  of  the  major  weaving  center  in  Anatolia.  In   Sivas   center   and   almost   every   district   of   Sivas   it   has   been   encountered   absolutely   the  tracks  of  weaving  form  past  to  the  present.  Truly  Kangal,  Şarkışla,  Altınyayla  (Tonus)  districts  have   been   known   and   researched   except   Sivas   carpet   with   their   names   and   their  charecteristic  features  in  a  seperate  group  of  carpets.  While  the  weaving  is  the  subject  of  research  has  been  mentioned  by  the  name  of  the  district  by  Tonus  in  the  past,  despite  the  name  of  the  district  has  been  cahnged  as  Altınyayla  today  still  it  has  been  known  as  Tonus  carpets  and  rugs.    In  Altınyayla  weaving  culture  has  been  based  on  a  very  old  time.  Famous  Tonus  prayerrug  belongs  to  this  region.  In  the  region  it  has  been  encountered  mostly  rug  and  tülüce.  Today  in  the  Mutibey  Village  weaving  is  done  with  the  efforts  of  the  public  training  center.  Although  there  has  been  infrasturcture  in  the  other  villages,  this  culture  seems  to  be  abandoned  due  to  various  reasons.  In  this  study,  it  will  be  given  the  present  examples  of  some  of  the  plain  weave,  examining  the  culture  of  weaving  in  Altınyayla  District  and  Başyayla,  Deliilyas,  Güzeloğlan,  Kale,  Kızılhöyük  Villages  from  past  to  the  present.  

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