Macedonian embroidery
Macedonian embroidery encompasses all forms of
History
Macedonian embroidery began to develop with the arrival of
Carriers of embroideries
The most common form of embroideries in North Macedonia were traditional vests, especially those used in villages, which were in day-to-day use until the first decennia of this century. The embroidery was a characteristic traditional adornment, commonly found on female traditional vests, embroidered shirts and head covers.[1]
Female shirts, which resemble tunics and are typical of North Macedonia, contain traces of ancient forms connected to Old-Balkan ornamented tunic, even before the arrival of Slavic people and also used by other Slavic peoples. Sticking to the first stadia of the development of this clothing that is related to its shape, Macedonian shirts further developed their decorations, which also reflected the luxurious style of the Byzantine textile.
Among different females embroideries used for head vests are bride vests which also contain a lot of historical values. They have an apparent similarity in form, technique, ornamentation and function to the vests of some peoples of the Povolzhye region, which confirms distant cultural and historical relationships to those peoples.
References
- ^ a b c d "Macedonian Embroidery (Makedonski vez)". Macedonian Cuisine. 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
Literature
- Petrusheva, Anica (1991). Народните носии, од книгата Етнологија на Македонците [Traditional vest from the Book Ethnology of the Macedonians]. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
- Krsteva, Angelina (1987). Македонски народни везови [Macedonian traditional embroidery]. Skopje: Folklore Institute.