Weaving, knitting, and sewing

Poland,

Piwniczna-Zdrój

    • A summer day, the woman in the picture is looking straight into the camera, she's wearing a woolen beani
    • Woolen booties up close
    • The picture shows a folk artist in the process of making woolen booties on a special loom
    • Wool items, a close-up of multi-coloured plaits

    Bernadeta Musiał picked up the regional traditions of Black Highlanders from Poprad Valley several years ago. She makes headgear, furmańskie (cart drivers’) gloves, and slippers from wool sourced from local sheep. To create her pieces, she uses special wooden forms.