TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND ETHNOGRAPHY
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CARPET MAKING
Operative Program “Regional Development 2007-2013 www.bgregio.eu
We invest in your future!
The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the state budget of Republic of Bulgaria
Grant Scheme BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 “Support for Effective National Marketing of Tourist Product and Improvement of Information Service”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 /001-5 “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria” This multimedia brochure is created within the framework of the project “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008/001-5, which is performed with the financial support of Operative Program “Regional Development” 2007 – 2013, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.The entire responsibility for the contents of this multimedia brochure is brought by the beneficiary – The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, and under no circumstances it can be considered that this multimedia brochure presents the official position of the European Union and the Managing Body. www.bulgariatravel.org
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arts of the distinctive fabrics - smooth and tied. The charm of the Bulgarian oldest record of textile carpet Pculture are its beautiful ornaments in Bulgaria dates carpets and rugs, which back to the late eleventh decorated the Bulgarian homes century. in the past. The typical bright and cheerful colors and patterns In Bulgaria the carpet making create a unique and impressive reached its zenith during atmosphere and comfort. the Revival Age (18th - 19th century). Some of the famous The technology for fabric carpet-making centers of that making was known in our time were Gabrovo, Kotel, country since ancient times - Sliven, Chiprovtsi, Samokov, from the 6th - 5th century BC, Panagyurishte, etc. The two main and according to scientists, urban centers, however, were the carpet weaving began in the towns of Kotel and Chiprovtsi. 1st century BC. The techniques for carpet There are two techniques for making bear their names - Kotel ornamentation of decorative and Chiprovtsi techniques. 3 www.bulgariatravel.org
Bulgarian rugs are double- characterized by the formation sided and are weaved on of open-works (embroidery) a vertical loom. There are on the contour of figures, and two common ways to form the Chiprtsi technique has no shapes - the Kotel technique is open-works. 4 TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND ETHNOGRAPHY CARPET MAKING
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The oldest Kotel carpets were geometric, and later, with the made of fur and are known development of the technique, under the name “chols”. Later stylized flowers began to on the craftsmen began appear as well as animals using wool, and by the mid- and human figures. In many nineteenth century even woven carpets one can see cotton was added to the the owner’s name, the year of carpet making. The decoration manufacture and the name of of Kotel carpets is mostly the weaver.
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Among the most popular colors the green color is derived from are indigo-blue, bright blue, walnut leaves. In Kotel carpet blazing red, burgundy, olive was never an ordinary covering and black, but there is always fabric. Even in the richest homes only one dominant color. Very the carpets were only used to typical for the carpet coloring cover the floor of the room, is the fact that it is achieved reserved for family celebrations by natural dyes, for example or for guests. 7 www.bulgariatravel.org
Most typical of the Kotel weaved images of objects carpets are the highly stylized from the everyday life into the stars with hooks - the curly carpets, such as wine vessels, stars. The craftsmen also shepherd’s crooks, etc. 8 TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND ETHNOGRAPHY CARPET MAKING
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More about the Kotel technique Kotel - from the rug, through for carpet making can be the classical Kotel carpet, to learned from the exhibition of the contemporary models of Old Kotel Carpets and Fabrics weaved carpets. The exhibited at the Galatan School. The carpets date back to the 18th - Galatan school was built in 19th century. The second floor 1869. The exhibition traces the of the building presents an overall development of the exhibition of unique fabrics in carpet weaving tradition in religious and historical themes.
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The Chiprovtsi carpets are two faces with edges (one or made of pure wool and cotton. more) and a main part. For These carpets are known for the coloring of the Chiprovtsi their small geometric motifs carpets are used natural dyes based on triangular forms. as well. The most typical colors The carpets are made with a are indigo blue, brown, ocher smooth carpet texture with and green.
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More about the development entrepreneur Dobri of weaving and the textile Zhelyazkov, who studied industry as a whole can be textile machinery production learned in Sliven. In 1836 in Ukraine, then returned there was established the to Bulgaria and with the first factory in Bulgaria, permission of the Ottoman which was a textile factory. authorities he built the first Its founder was the Bulgarian textile factory in Bulgaria.
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Nowadays the only textile vertical and horizontal looms, museum of its kind, which tells spinning tools, mechanical the history of textile production weaving machines, etc. One of from antiquity to the present the most valuable exhibits is a day, is located in Sliven. In the jacquard loom, which is part of museum visitors can see many the revolutionary processes in the interesting exhibits, including technology of fabric production. 14 TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND ETHNOGRAPHY CARPET MAKING
Special attention is paid to the work of Dobri Zhelyazkov.
The tradition of carpet-weaving and manufacturing has continued in Bulgaria to the present day. Masters in these two Bulgarian towns - Kotel and Chiprovtsi - continue making Chiprovtsi and Kotel carpets in the traditional technology.
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17 Operative Program “Regional Development 2007-2013 www.bgregio.eu
We invest in your future!
The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the state budget of Republic of Bulgaria
Grant Scheme BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 “Support for Effective National Marketing of Tourist Product and Improvement of Information Service”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 /001-5 “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria” This multimedia brochure is created within the framework of the project “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008/001-5, which is performed with the financial support of Operative Program “Regional Development” 2007 – 2013, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.The entire responsibility for the contents of this multimedia brochure is brought by the beneficiary – The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, and under no circumstances it can be considered that this multimedia brochure presents the official position of the European Union and the Managing Body.