Headcloth 001

Headcloth 001

This fragment of the headcloth is the embroidery belt cut off from it. On a strip of bleached linen, a horizontal stripe pattern made of linen black thread, composed of multiple zig-zag lines separated by ladders sewn with a chain stitch and an S-shaped double snail roll placed between them. It is one of the most archaic embroidery patterns, typical of the Tarnobrzeg area, as are the embroidery stitches used. A headcloth is a part of a women's clothing set. It was put on a married woman's head, on a headscarf. The black color suggested a married woman in the prime of her life, who had given birth to children. Also known as a wimple.

Item: headcloth – fragment

Material, technique: homespun linen cloth, hand embroidery, flat, chain, linen thread

Dimensions: height 4.5 cm, width 122 cm

Creation time: mid 19th century

Origin: Jeziórko

Owner: The Folk Museum in Kolbuszowa