Apron woven 1948, Velusina, Bitola


Lent by Menka Karanfilovska

Menka wove this apron for her wedding in 1948. She used an inlaid yarn to create the pattern of red lozenges on a plain black background. This design is typical of wedding aprons in Velusina in the 1940s. Menka is a skilled textile artist and turned her hand to several different crafts once she was married.

Height: 63 cm, width: 48 cm, loom width: 32 cm; Cotton warp, woollen weft. 


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