Weavings of Poyralı village in Pınarhisar, Kırklareli

Poyralı Weavings take their name from the village of Poyralı in Pınarhisar district of Kırklareli. Poyralı village was founded by the people who emigrated from the Lofça District of Bulgaria after the 1877-78 Ottoman-Russian War. The migrating people brought their weavings along with their cultural values. The surviving weaving samples exhibited in the Poyralı Village Culture House constitute the subject of our study. Within the scope of our study, 38 historical weaving samples exhibited in the Culture House were examined in detail and their catalogs were created. The study consists of four parts. In the first part, the definition of the subject, importance of it, boundaries, methods, purpose, the history of Poyralı village in Pınarhisar, Kırklareli and the historical development process of the weaving art are discussed. In the second part, the looms and their parts, warp preparation process, weaving process, techniques and motifs used in the weavings of Poyralı village in Pınarhisar, Kırklareli are mentioned. In the third part, a catalogue was created by examining the historical weaving samples exhibited in Poyralı Culture House. In the fourth and last chapter, information about the research conducted on the subject and research results are shared.