DEVELOPMENT OF FELTING AND ITS USAGE AREAS IN TOURISM INDUSTRY
DEVELOPMENT OF FELTING AND ITS USAGE AREAS IN TOURISM INDUSTRY

Summary/Abstract: Felting, which has an important place among traditional Turkish handicrafts, is a cultural value that comes from the past and is transferred to the future. With the increasing importance of this forgotten craft, in recent years, its sustainability has been the subject of the agenda of many areas. In this study, were examined the works of İrfanCivilization Research and Culture Center operating in Konya province in order to make felt making sustainable in the field of tourism. İn this center, were made observationsand interviews with the felt masters working in the felting workshop. Within the scope of the study, different types of felt products were detected which were produced in the center. Also, through observation studies, were takeninformation about the raw materials and productiontechniques of craft all in one important for transformationprocess. The aim of this study is to promote the data collected with observed information and also promote the transformation process to tourism product in the center mentioned above. With an emphasis to spiritual value of this hand-to-hand profession, this study aim to evaluate the Felting craft in the field of sustainable tourism and to set an example for different centers.

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