There are only a few places left in Anatolia that still do the pirn winding by hand. Since it's quite labor intensive and time consuming, you might be wondering why people still doing it the hard way then when automatic machines are everywhere? 🤔 As a lover of handmade crafts myself, I once saw a skilled lady turn raw wool into yarn, and I was completely in awe. Then she wove a shawl with local motifs (with stories) on an old handloom, which I still use each winter! It keeps me so warm and reminds me of what our hands are capable of; This is part of reasons why we are building @Saf Store continuing centuries of knowledge and reminding people of what their hands can create.