Wednesday

Today we will leave Bishkek and drive into the rough inlands of Kyrgyzstan. We have a tight schedule: several appointments with famous felt producers all over the country. Fortunately we are in good hands, special agent Beishen will be our driver and body guard during the trip. Next saturday we will get back to the big city.

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Wednesday
trip to At-Bashy, Naryn Region Preparing the car for heavy labour   trip to At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Preparing the car for heavy labour
Trip to Naryn Region Making a wish for successful journey   Trip to Naryn Region
Making a wish for successful journey
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Away from civilisation   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Away from civilisation
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Well onganised Felt producing farm   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Well onganised Felt producing farm
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Cleaning the wool by beating in on an old bed spring   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Cleaning the wool by beating in on an old bed spring
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Prepaing layers of wool   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Prepaing layers of wool
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Prepaing layers of wool   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Prepaing layers of wool
At-Bashy, Naryn Region In the meantime water is heatened.   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
In the meantime water is heatened.
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Grandson and granddaughter waiting   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Grandson and granddaughter waiting
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Rolling up the wool in rush mat while soaking it with hot water which holds a little soap   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Rolling up the wool in rush mat while soaking it with hot water which holds a little soap
At-Bashy, Naryn Region The soaked roll is wrapped in cotton cloth   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
The soaked roll is wrapped in cotton cloth
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Kicking and turning the roll, for about one hour   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Kicking and turning the roll, for about one hour
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Find a clean flat spot to unwind   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Find a clean flat spot to unwind
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Pushing the felt to make it more dense   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Pushing the felt to make it more dense
At-Bashy, Naryn Region The felting is finished   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
The felting is finished
At-Bashy, Naryn Region Washing   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
Washing
At-Bashy, Naryn Region The felt will dry and whiten   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
The felt will dry and whiten
At-Bashy, Naryn Region The workers have left, the landscape remains   At-Bashy, Naryn Region
The workers have left, the landscape remains
  
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