Art of weaving in Uşak, in XVIII. century (1735-1800)

Uşak is one of the centers where art of weaving was done in the best quality during the Ottoman Empire era. From that era to present, weaving has been a significant part of Uşak?s economy. Especially carpet, rug and sack weaving has not only been an important source for Uşak?s economy but also has been a reason to develop and open the city to foreign countries. Geographical location, nature and human factors of Uşak provided the basics and the essentials to support the development of weaving.At the first sight weaving may look like a familiar and ordinary economic activity. But during this study, the documents have been analyzed from that specific era and they point out that; carpet, rug and sack weaving, which have been done in Uşak, were indispensible for Ottoman Empire. The carpets that had been produced in Uşak were the preferred materials used to decorate sacred places whereas rugs and sacks were an important part of the supplementary materials for the army of Ottoman Empire.