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Ladybug was set up in 2003 to explore the possibilities in home textiles products. In search of home textile product excellence almost a year was spent looking at manufacturers throughout Turkey.Vigorous quality testing of potential products eliminated several options, as they did not meet the quality necessary for a modern market. Ladybug's founder Ayse discovered that traditional Turkish towels were hand-loomed on black benches, traditional hand operated machines that were disappearing fast. Modern automatic machines had taken over much of the towel manufacturing. Automated towel manufacturing using machinery is cheaper as it takes less manpower and time, however, it uses much more electricity.In order to keep time honored traditions alive, Ayse decided to purchase some handlooms, refurbish them and to manufacture glorious traditional Turkish towels once again. Some were destined for scrap, to be lost forever, but they were rescued and refurbished by aging master craftsmen. Currently these master weavers are training a new generation to keep the tradition alive.