Lace from village Krakovany (Krakovanská) / Tulle ground lace
Slovak republic
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Region:
Bašovce, Krakovany, Piešťany, Pobedim, Vrbové, Podolie (Trenčín)
Modified lace from Vamberk and village Krajné, adapted to traditional costumes
Colors:
The white basic color was replaced by cream and yellow - the tiles are mainly colored yellow, orange, red, but also gold and silver, blue, green...
Technique:
tulle ground with angle of ca. 60o, honeycomb, square dots, which later became prevalent are twisted with 5 threads (2 pairs and 1 thicker thread knits the flat)
Use:
caps, also around the collar of the sleeves and decoratively lined their wide sleeves, called tancles, towels to cover the head and fertoches, polokas, sheets, festive aprons