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Nallıhan İpek Oya 3 - Kanal B Ellerin Turkusu Programi"The Silk Needlework of Nallıhan"Yapım: Ayse Oksuz Kanal BKamera: Deniz DurmuşKurgu : Özlem TürkmenHazırlayan-Sunan : Ayşe ÖksüzIn the Nallıhan-Ankara area women get together to do needlework, and in some phases of the operation, especially the making of the skeins and the dyeing, everybody pitches in. These activities have a social dimension, and are accompanied by folk poems and songs.The visual language of needlework is the subject of certain poems recited among the people:"The slender waist of my belovedHe'd be mad not to embrace itMy bride, you are very happyThat's clear from the daisy on your head"