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Concerns woolen pile carpets handknotted by village women in the Aegean region of western Turkey and a carpet-weaving project called DOBAG the natural dye research and development project supervised by Marmara University in Istanbul. Discusses the process of making a village carpet, carpet designs, the establishment of two carpet-weaving cooperatives, and DOBAG's effect on the pattern of village life, especially for the weavers and their families. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.