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out from a narrower hole. Theseoperations help harden the material.The hardened mineral iskept in the fire until it becomesember, andd is dippedinto wax to take itout of the drawplatemore easily.Special pliers areused in order todraw the rod outof the drawplate.If the materialcan not be drawnwith pliers, the masterof filigraphy wearshis belt of buffalo leatherwith iron rings. He then tiesone end of the material takenout of the drawplate, and usesphysical strength to draw the restof the material from the drawplate.The metal rods which were about 0,5CM thick before these operations have now become1 mm thin threads. This is not all, though. After thethreads have been prepared, the mainframework of filigraphy is formed.Then comes various motives placedto form the framework. The threadsused on the framework shouldbe twice as thick as the onesused in weaving the motives.The framework is formedon a piece of flat woodof wallnut tree. Later,it is kept under heavyiron plates until threadsbecome ready to betreated.A product producedwith the filigraphy techniqueis produced entirelywith threads. So, it ismade by weaving and twistingthousands of pieces together.Since solder will cause silver to decay,threads are welded in stead. For this reason,welding is an important phase in filigraphy.Not easy, though. An amalgamation of silverand brass is used as the welding material.When an entirely finished product takes its lastform, it is in a black, dirty and oxidised situationdue to all the heating and welding operations it underwent.So, a whitening process is applied in orderfor the product to regain its natural, bright color.In this phase, all the products are put into a copperpot, and water with nitricacid is added into the pot aswell. The water is boiled for a few minutes until theproducts regain their original color. They are thenrinsed with a lot of water, and are dried. Lastly,the whitened products are washed againwith detergent water (with soapwort before),and brushed with thin brushes.The Residue of welding and other dirtis wiped off, and the surface of theproducts are brightened with a flatpiece of steal.Has a Different Type in Every RegionHaving various types of motives, filigraphyalso has 3 types called the wickerworktype, cage type and inlaid type. Thewickerwork type is also known as the wovenfiligraphy or the Trabzon work. In this technique,all the threads are woven one by one. Applied mostlyin Trabzon, golden and silver threadss up to 8 CMare woven and separated into bands. They are thencrushed under sylinders and become entirely wovenbands. These bands are cut in certain lengthss,and necklaces or bracelets are made out of them.