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Bulgarian costumes and costume pieces

from the Stefni Agin collection
  • chemise - about knee length
  • skirt/back skirt - completely open in front
  • jacket
  • apron
    • The jacket and skirt are made with handwoven plaid. The chemise is made with handwoven cotton. The apron is made with black commercial fabric.
    north bulgarian folk costume
    north bulgarian woman's costume - without apron
    detail of woman's apron from north Bulgaria' north bulgariam woman's back skirt
    north bulgarian woman's chemise embroidery detail

    Woman's folk costume from north-western Bulgaria.

  • chemise
  • skirt/back skirt - completely open in front
  • apron

    • I suspect this was made in the 1940's.

     

    SOLD

    handwoven apron, edged with commercial fabric. I need to check if the edging is velvet.
    Woman's apron. Handwoven tapestry designs, decorated with sewn-on metal sequins. This apron, while it looks lovely, is in very poor condition; there are cut horizontal slits. However, as you can see in the pictures, all the material is there, and could be backed to keep it from coming apart. The purple and blue trim along the edges is hand-crocheted, to imitate commercially produced trim.
    north bulgarian apron 3 Apron, north Bulgaria. Handwoven, with coin decoration.
    Woman's chemise from northern Bulgaria. Handwoven fabric, light hand embroidery.

    		Woman's chemise from northern Bulgaria. Handwoven fabric, cross stitch embroidery on front yoke, front opening, and hem.

    oya     		Woman's chemise from northern Bulgaria. Handwoven fabric, light embroidery, and truly extraordinary needle-made lace at the hem.
    draginovo towel
    Draginovo towel, detail     		Handwoven towel, Draginovo, (Velingrad area) Bulgaria. Hairpin lace and seqin edging.

    SOLD
    litak Woman's jumper litak. Handwoven wool.
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133 detail    		 Headscarf of light cotton gauze with beaded hairpin lace edging. #133
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133 detail    		 Headscarf of light cotton gauze. Hairpin lace with metal sequin edging. #134
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133 detail    		 Headscarf of light cotton gauze with hairpin lace and metal sequin edging. #135
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133 detail    		 Headscarf of light cotton gauze with beaded hairpin lace edging. #136
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133
    hairpinlace edged scarf 133 detail

     

    White Cotton Bulgarian head scarf with handmade white hairpin lace (with purple accent) black beads. Lace is not all around – 2 full sides, & 3 full corners.    37-1/2” x37” (including lace). Detail picture then large picture.

    Note: a little bit of the purple accent color has run slightly in the lace. 

    #137

    Velingrad area, Bulgaria, folk headscarf
    Velingrad area, Bulgaria, folk headscarf    		 Headscarf of light cotton gauze with synthetic yarn crocheted edging. 36". From the Velingrad area. #104

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