Çi̇tari̇ Fabric (original) (raw)

2021, TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DESIGN ART AND COMMUNICATION

Çitari is a type of fabric that emerged with new fabrics that began to appear after the eighteenth century. In çitari fabrics, was used silk in warp and cotton in weft. The characteristic feature of this fine fabric is that it is woven in stripes. However, there are many traditional fabric types woven as striped fabric. Çitari fabrics can be distinguished from other striped fabrics by their characteristics such as weaving weave, warp color pattern, raw material, and quality. It is known that çitari fabrics were woven in regions such as Bursa, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Tunceli, Diyarbakır, Tokat, Antalya, Harput, Yalvaç, İzmir, Denizli, India and Damascus. This type of fabric, which was widely used by the public in the past, is no longer produced today. It is thought that it is important to consider this fabric, which has the same name as a fish and a stringed musical instrument, in terms of its striped feature. In this context, çitari fabrics; with emphasis on historical developme...