Hereke Silk Fabric And Carpet Factory

At this time hereke carpets were able to achieve a very high quality of dying which is still a fact today.

Hereke silk fabric and carpet factory.

Sultan abdulmecid ottoman emperor established the hereke imperial factory in 1843 to produce carpets fabric upholstery and curtains exclusively for the ottoman. Sultan abdulmecid ottoman emperor established the hereke imperial factory in 1843 to produce carpets fabric upholstery and curtains exclusively for the ottoman court. As of 1920 hereke was home to a carpet making school which was run by the state. Hereke silk fabric and carpet factory hereke fabrika i hümâyûn was established at hereke east of istanbul in 1843.

These special carpets represent the pinnacle of the turkish carpet weaving tradition. Sultan abdulmecid ottoman emperor established the hereke imperial factory in 1843 to produce carpets fabric upholstery and curtains exclusively for the ottoman court. Sultan abdulmecid ottoman emperor established the hereke imperial factory in 1843 to produce carpets fabric upholstery and curtains exclusively for the ottoman court. Sultan abdulmecid asserted that the greatest palaces in the world should also display the finest carpets in the world.

The carpet is 29 meters long and 14 5 meters wide 95 feet long and 47 5 feet wide. It was woven at the renowned hereke carpet and silk fabric factory in northwestern kocaeli province for the visit of the german emperor wilhelm ii. Large carpets and prayer rugs with pile of wool or silk were made there for palace use and for gifts presented by the sultan. From the 1860 s to the 1920 s hereke were made only for the palaces of the sultans their relatives and the high ranking ministers and officers in his cabinet.

Hereke silk weaving and carpet factory operated under sümerbank during the republic period assigning to the directorate of national palaces in 1995. Hereke carpet floor covering handwoven in imperial workshops founded late in the 19th century at hereke turkey about 40 miles 64 km east of istanbul. At the time it was the largest such manufactory for silk fabric and carpets in the ottoman empire. Additionally in 1920 a state run carpet making school was established.

Hereke is recognized for producing some of the finest hand knotted carpets in the world. Efforts to develop turkish industry along western lines commenced in the early l9th century and the hereke silk fabric underwent. These dyes were used for dying silk fabrics and silk threads to make carpets. The original hereke fabric patterns have been identified with the studies carried out in collaboration with the national palaces researchers in the factory enabling the reproduction of the lost.