Quilting from Its Intangible Cultural Heritage 'Samples of Bolvadin'

Abstract

Quilt According to TDK, cotton, wool, etc., used to cover the bed. It means a wide cover planted by stuffing with things.

Quilt has always been a necessary item in human life. The cold weather conditions in Afyonkarahisar increase the use of quilts, especially in winter. Quilts sewn with a thousand and one labor are suitable for use for years. It can be used for a long time only by washing the wool in it at certain intervals and fluffing it again.

One of the indispensable parts of young girls' dowry is quilts. Quilts, which are embroidered and sewn with colorful satin fabrics, have an important place in the dowry of the girls to be married. Today, the demand for quilts, which are handcrafted day and night, has decreased considerably. Quilts bearing traces of the period they were made have passed into ready-to-use consumption over time. Developing technology has negatively affected all handicrafts as well as quilt making. In the past, everyone was sewing the quilts they needed, but today, as in most things, quilts have started to be bought ready-made.