Girth is the name given to a wide and very durable vineyard, which is usually made of goat hair and is used for binding, squeezing, fastening from the bottom or similar purposes. In order to tie the saddles or saddles of animals such as horses and donkeys, flat nets which are transferred from the chest of the animal and squeezed are called girths. The girth is usually woven from fibers such as leather or hemp. Thin belts made of wool or yarn are also called girths.

Weaving has been in Anatolia for more than three thousand years. Traditional hand-woven fabrics are one of our cultural values ​​that have survived to the present day with small changes in time. However, girth weaving is a handicraft that is increasingly lost.

Kolan weaving is a weaving technique used in prehistoric times in Anatolia. The narrow, long ribbon-shaped fabrics are generally called girth weaving. These fabrics are of two types, with or without card, depending on the method and vehicle used.

Today, girth weaving is generally made for need. It is traditionally woven in very few areas, for example to tie a baby, put it on dowries or use it at funerals. Today, however, polyester is mostly used as fiber and girths are produced in nylon. The length of the girths generally varies between 2 and 6 meters. Unfortunately, the number of girth weavers is decreasing with each passing day. It was important to protect the old fabrics since the new ones did not.

The properties of nylon girths are also tested by authorized laboratories within the scope of specific tests. The standards used in these tests are as follows:

• TS 2720 Nylon girth
• TS 3248 Cotton / nylon girth

These standards cover fabrics made of nylon fiber and girths used for the construction of safety belts of load parachutes and accessories and load-lifting and lifting systems and similar purposes.