Women’s folk costume – part
Women’s folk costume – part
The apron is made of factory canvas. It is trimmed with bobbin lace made of thicker cotton threads. Horizontally divided into three bands, the middle one is the most richly embroidered. The peacock ornament is in the style of Žilina embroidery, embroidered with silk thread and pearls. The stitches used are: shaping, smoothing, cutting out. This band is sewn with a connecting stitch to the upper and lower bands, on which there are embroidered eyelets and geometric motifs. These are embroidered with smoothing. The embroidery is sewn with pearls. The upper part of the apron is gathered, with the gathering strengthened by the embroidery. A strip of canvas decorated with mešterka is sewn on the narrow hem.
The sleeves are made of factory canvas. They have embroidery on the collar, cuffs, and panel seams. It is sewn with silk and pearls. Stitches used: shaping, smoothing, cutting out, eyelet. A gold-colored metal lace is attached to the collar and around the cuffs. The individual parts of the sleeves are sewn with a connecting stitch.
The skirt is made of factory canvas. It is sewn from eight trapezoidal halves and a rectangular front panel. Except for the front panel, the whole skirt is gathered. The gathering at the top is reinforced by embroidery. Keprovky for tying are sewn onto the hem that covers the eyelets.