Yodgorlik
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Yodgorlik (German for "souvenir" or "monument") is a silk manufacture in Margilan , Uzbekistan , in which silk is made in a traditional way and by hand.
history
Yodgorlik was founded in 1972 and was state-owned from 1982 to 1993. In 2000 the company took its current name Yodgorlik and was privatized. Today the factory is the largest of its kind in Uzbekistan.
Around 450 people work in the Yodgorlik silk factory. The proportion of women in the workforce is around 60%.
Products
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At the Yodgorlik Manufactory, silk goes through the entire production process from sorting the silkworm cocoons, cooking the cocoons, extracting the silk thread, spinning and dyeing the silk and finally weaving the colorful traditional Uzbek ikat pattern on traditional looms. As the Fergana Valley is also an important cotton producer, the Yodgorlik factory also makes a fabric from a mixture of cotton and silk called "adras".
Around 6,000 meters per month are produced in Yodgorlik . The main product, silk, makes up 60% of this, a silk-cotton mixture 25% and pure cotton 15%. Some of these products are processed into carpets in Yodgorlik. Today the silk manufactory also exports to other countries around the world, including Germany , South Korea , India , Iran and Russia .
tourism
All production is open to visitors, so tourists can experience traditional silk making in the region. Since silk production is one of the main attractions of Margilan, many visitors come to Yodgorlik every day.
Individual evidence
- ^ Klaus Pander: Art Travel Guide Central Asia . 9th edition. Dumont, S. 195 .
- ↑ Yodgorlik silk factory in Margilan :: Traditional silk production of Margilan, Fergana Valley. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
- ^ Margilan silk - the ancient tradition of silk weaving. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Yodgorlik Silk Factory. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Yodgorlik Silk Factory | Margilon, Uzbekistan Attractions. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .