Unique gift and touristic goods desins with traditional felt application

Handicrafts ar eone of the oldest arts that have reachedus from the past to the present. The art of felt making has also foundits within handicraft sand has continuedits existen cethrough development and change, reaching us today. Throughout the historical process extending from Central Asia, the art of felt, which has become distinctdue to its functionality in society, has contributed to our understanding of the nature of ourtraditions .Traditions that convey social knowledge have been shaped, practiced, and passed down to futuregeneration saccording to the conditions of the time experienced by society. Among the setraditions, Handicrafts have been used to meet many needs such as shelter, nutrition, adornment, and clothing. Felt productscreated witht heskill of masters, havenot only met theseneeds, but have also gainedimportance in terms of art and aesthetics through decoration. Traditional felt art motifs reflect ingtheemotions, thoughts, and values of the Anatolian people guide us and provide information. The transition from a nomadic life to a settled lifestly played an important role in the formation of the setraditions. Along with the change to the demands and requirements of society. Witht hesettlement of the Turks in Anatolia Kırşehir an importand city during the saljuk period and a host to many civilizations, has also made a place foritsel famong handicrafts. Thecity, dominated by Turkısh culture, has become a rich center in the field of handicrafts. One of these handicrafts is weaving. Weaving has continued to develop in the region. Through their pwoven products in weaving. Weaving has continued to develop in the region. Through their woven products, people heve reflected the irem otions, thoughts, traditions, customs, desires, and aspirations. Local motifs have cometo the forefront in woven carpets and rugs, and weavers have attribut different meanings to each, giving the mnames. The aim of this study is to design, giftand tourist items using tratidional (stomped) felt application sand to baset hese desings on the falt weaving motifs of the Kırşehir region. Using these motifs, giftand tourist item desingns have been created, witht heaim of produning these designsas contemporary utility items. Another goal here is tocarrythelocal weaving motifs, wihich beartraaces of thepast and are of culturalheritage, in to the present through the craeted designs. Thus, by integrating then early forgotten weaving art with felt appliications, it is aimed to revive and make it reccognized and known again. The unique designs created by incorporating widely used motifs found in Kırşehir flat weavings have been transformed into giftand tourist items such as bags, hats, belts, vests, jewelry, and decorative items using traditional (stomped) fel tapplications. Keywords: Traditional (stomped), felt, felt art, giftitems, tourist items, Kırşehir, flat weaving, rug, motif