Apron 007

The apron made of thin, bleached linen; decorated with embroidery across the entire width at its bottom. A monochromatic brown embroidery with a decorative function was used to strengthen the lower edge of the apron. It also appeared in black and red. The pattern on the apron consists of rhythmically repeating elements. The main part of the pattern is a wavy line resembling a herringbone twig, passing into trefoils. The pattern is complemented by flowers, which are sewn alternately with the wavy line: at the bottom and at the top. The bottom of the embroidery pattern takes the form of a flounce. The upper edge of the flounce alternately passes into a leaf or a trefoil. Stars additionally embroidered over individual leaves. Along the line of the flounce, the cloth is trimmed so that it forms serrations. A dot is embroidered in each serration additionally. The pattern was obtained by means of a string and knitted stitch. The pattern is characteristic of Lasowiacy.

Item: apron

Material, technique: linen cloth; hand and machine sewing, hand embroidery

Dimensions: height 79 cm, width 73 cm

Creation time: the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

Origin: Chmielów

Owner: the Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola