Folk Vests: 25 knitting patterns & tales from around the world

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The main cloths used to make a folk clothing traditionally are linen, hemp, cotton, and wool. Of course, the fabric used to be homemade until the 20th century. Nowadays, few traditional pieces of clothes are sewn from the homemade materials, most of the fabrics are factory-made. But even in the old times, people sometimes used factory-made fabrics (silk, brocade, velour, lace, etc.), especially for the festive outfits. Over the past decade, the discussions about the development of queer or non-binary gákti has become increasingly prevalent, both in Sweden and in Norway, with discussions on social media and in radio and newspapers. In 2018, at the same time as Tiril Kaar was mulling over the style of their Norwegian folk dress, Swedish artist Fredy Clue was thinking about culottes. Clue, who also uses they and them pronouns, was searching for their own space in the Swedish folk culture. Eventually, as the trouser skirt became the basis for the design of a non-binary Swedish folk dress, they realised that they, too, were non-binary. "My inner self spoke through my ideas," Clue tells BBC Culture. Serbian female folk clothing from Imljani (village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Entity of Republika Srpska) and Kozara area (mountain in western Bosnia and Herzegovina). The photo was taken at the Festival of folk clothing "Biserna grana", Futog, Novi Sad, Serbia Serbian people in the folk costumes from Žagubica (village in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia). The photo was taken at the Festival of folk clothing "Biserna grana", Futog, Novi Sad, Serbia

In general, men’s folk costumes in Serbia are rather unified (while female outfits are more diverse from region to region).But what about too much change? What if the rules are relaxed so much that Scandi folk suits end up being just a pair of jeans and a T-shirt? None of the people BBC Culture speaks to are worried. "You can't sew exactly like your gran," Clue points out, "so even if you made a new dress in the same style as hers for yourself, that would still be a new expression." Change is inevitable. "The latest traditional costume was created in the 1960s or something. I want my costume to look like a folk costume, but I am one of the ranks of folk dress users, representing this century and this identity," they add. "I am also one of the folks within the folk tradition." urn:lcp:folkvests25knitt0000ober:epub:50937482-8d5a-4cfc-8537-d4b903eac918 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier folkvests25knitt0000ober Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2xbnm9z7gg Invoice 1652 Isbn 1931499144 Lccn 2002007648 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9906 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0001154 Openlibrary_edition Since 2002 we have navigated the path between streetwear and the architect-designer aesthetic. We helped create a scene for well made casual clothing with a modern British spin. Our collections have since become more refined. The raring colour of early collections exists more as accents now. Our point of difference is in lush, exclusive fabrics, and details you may not appreciate until after you buy. Serbians are very skillful craftsmen – or, to be precise, craftswomen because almost all of the outfits traditionally were made and decorated by women – in embroidering. It is the main technique of decorating the folk clothes. Serbia has a very strong tradition of embroidering. It is one of the main traditional crafts of this country. Serbian men and women use long embroidered shirts as a main part of the folk costume. The shirts have richly embroidered sleeves, collar, breast, and/or hem. Wool, cotton and sterling threads were used to create great patterns on linen, hemp, or cotton.

Serbia is a curious country from the point of view of the folk costume. Serbian traditional clothing is diverse and beautiful. There is no single national outfit iconic for the whole country. Many various ethnic groups live in Serbia; therefore, their clothing traditions get entwined. It is really interesting to observe the regional features of folk attires. All of the costumes typical for different areas of Serbia are charming.Man and woman from Sarajevo (capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina) wearing the traditional Serbian outfits. Similar costumes are used by Serbs who live near Sarajevo, Skopje, and in Romanija area (mountain and geographical region in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina). The photo was taken at the Festival of folk clothing "Biserna grana", Futog, Novi Sad, Serbia Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-02-25 07:08:05 Boxid IA40376718 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier