@article{article_130645, title={CREATING MODERN DESIGNS WITH POMAK WEAVING}, journal={Vocational Education}, volume={4}, pages={153–168}, year={2009}, author={Başaran, Fatma Nur and Gürcüm, Banu Hatice}, keywords={Pomaks, Handicrafts, Woman, Traditional Weaving, Modernization, Fashion Design,}, abstract={Hand-weaving has a tradition so old that it has no known starting point. In Pomak villages in the Balkans and later after the migration in various parts of the Anatolia this traditional skill and craftsmanship of hand-weaving had been passed down through families from one generation to the next. The main aim lies in our study is to contribute to the transfer of this tradition and to keep this traditional method vital through fashion designs by making a document on this subject. Our study should also be evaluated as a stimulus for modernizing the traditional. For this research, many Pomak villages in the mountainous parts of Biga county of Çanakkale, such as Elmalı, Işıkeli, Kaynarca, Ilıcabaşı, Yolindi, Arabaalan and Camialan were visited. A questionnaire of 20 questions and an observation form were administered to the villagers in order to document the hand weaving tradition of Pomaks and modern outfits were designed using the results of the research.}, number={4}, publisher={Cevdet Emin EKİNCİ}