Lace from village Jelšové (Jelšovská)
Slovak republic
Note
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Regional type of Hontian lace from around Nitra
Region:
Jelšovce, Jelenec, Mechenice, Žirany, Bádice
Material:
originally wool, later hemp and cotton
Colors:
combination of colors: yellow and purple; yellow, red and purple; yellow, green, purple; blue, white, red; blue, white, green
Technique:
multi-pair lace, 9 pair as base, 2-3 rows separated by cloth stich, 2-pair plait, cloth stitch, squre dots ( later leafs), Edges "láb"(foot) & teeth "fej" (head)
Tools:
pillow - „bambúr“, „pucok“, bobbins - „csipkefa“
Use:
home textiles and clothing components
Terms:
„krajcová“, jelšovská hlava, kačací pysk, hadí chrbát