Weaving: A traditional Bulgarian Craft

You will learn how to form a beautiful fabric or cloth using only sets of yarns and a loom.
In the first centuries carpets and rugs were used for satisfying the family needs. The weaving knowledge and dexterity were passed on from mother to daughter, only in the family circle. It’s the weaver’s emotions, her longing for home coziness and her creative instinct, that have led to the rising of the carpets and rugs making to a work of art.
Renaissance carpets and rugs present the richest study material, which reveals the exceptional variety of purpose, materials used, weaving techniques, patterns and colour. Such carpets and rugs have been preserved at museums, monasteries, churches and private collections across the country. Almost as many as these can be found in their natural place: in village and small-town homes, mainly as part of the dowries which have been preserved.
Detailed information about rug and carpet manufacturing in Bulgaria was left by the well-known traveler, historian and painter Felix Canits, who traveled across Bulgaria from 1858 to 1865. “…I found a very well developed home industry in Bulgaria”, he wrote. Belts, knives, various metal decorations, pottery and woodwork, cloth-cotton, silk and woolen-fabrics, carpets, laces and many other objects are made in countless villages and towns. What I liked best were Bulgarian carpets. The various tints and colours are arranged with mastery and elaboration…”. (source: elisarugs)