Silk warms eat only malbery leaves

A silk cocoon contains one km of thin silk thread in average

Hereke is a coastal town on Izmit Bay settled 60km east of İstanbul.

The silk materials used in Hereke carpets are %100 pure cocoon silk.

The world oldest known carpet is Pazirik carpet made 500 BC.

The world record carpet is made by Han Halı with 50 x 50 knots per sqcm

Hereke Carpets are %100 hand made and double knoted

Hereke Imperial carpet factory is founded in 1843 in Sultan Abdulmecit reign

The European palaces constructed in 19th century are mostly decorated with Hereke carpets