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Vologda Region will mark Lace Day observed on May 27th.
26.05.2022 11:27
27 May is a holiday for Vologda’s lacemakers. This year it will be celebrated for the third time.
It is a holiday dedicated to the most famous folk craft of the Vologda Region, which has become a brand of the region and made it famous all over the world.
The initiative to mark the holiday was proposed by Governor of the Region Oleg Kuvshinnikov in 2019. The date was chosen by Vologda’s residents. May 27 is the birthday of Anfiya Bryantseva who introduced a special weaving technique with a smoothly curving line of the pattern - the “Vologda manner”.
Vologda lace has won deserved fame and world-wide recognition for its high artistic value, rich ornament, and excellent workmanship. The earliest laces, which have reached us, date back to the 17th century.
Vologda has always been one of the main centres of Russian lace tatting, and in the 19th century it became the most famous one. It was that time when lace-makers began to tat lace patterns in the form of wonderful stars and snowflakes.
In late 19th - early 20th century the Vologda Region boasted about 40 thousand women lace-makers, so every other Vologda woman made laces either professionally or for her own use.
At the beginning of the 20th century Vologda lace gained its distinctive artistic and stylistic features. The richness and variety of the decorative pattern, the clear-cut easy line of the design, monumentality of forms and predominance of floral motives distinguish traditional Vologda lace.
The present development of lace weaving in Vologda and in Russia is above all associated with the "Snezhinka" lace firm. The firm employs lace-makers and professional designers. Lace is woven by hand with the help of bobbins. Like a few centuries ago, it represents the glory of Russian lace, its impeccable quality and style. Lace products are in great demand both in Russia and abroad.
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