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Since the beginning of the 1950s the Folk Art Center UL'UV in Bratislava has been engaged in the production and sale of folk costumes - complete sets or particular parts of the folk clothes. Those folk costumes prevailed in countryside residents' peasants, shepherds, and stock farmers clothes until the second half of the 20th century. The authoress works in the folk clothes section of the Folk Art Center. She presents a brief history of institution's activities. Furthermore, she describes the process of production and sale from the moment of ordering the costume originated in the particular region until the meeting the delivery obligation. This process included completing of missing data about the original form of the folk costume by means of studying literature and realizing research in museums collections, acquisition of relevant materials as well as hand-making of embroidery decoration. The authoress deals with changes of a spectrum of folk costumes' customers as well as the motives leading our contemporaries to the interest in this component of a traditional Slovak culture.
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Bobbin lacemaking belongs to the most difficult textile techniques which were widespread in the past. Typical patterns of folk bobbin lace emerged almost in all regions of Slovakia. They were different in the way of making, patterns and colouring. The lace was used especially on the folk and ceremonial clothes, less as an interior textile. In the past women made bonnet bobbin lace bands with splendid patterns without using a template and pins in more Liptov villages. The Liptov Museum in Ružomberok takes an interest in reviving of forgotten old working processes to awake the public interest in the original Liptov folk bonnet lace. Through various activities it tries to bring it back among the contemporary manufacturing and art techniques. At present it is preferred in the folk art design the trend combining folk arts and crafts with personal authorial approach. Traditional folk textile techniques involving bobbin lacemaking are a source of inspiration. Designers like to experiment with materials, their processing and modification that result in creating of unique and attractive products.
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