The Vitebsk region will host the regional knitting exhibition-competition "Winter Laces"

Knitting is one of the types of weaving, which is based on interlocking loops of a single thread using simple tools by hand (crochet hook, knitting needles, needle, etc.). The technique of crocheting – also known as "szydełko" in Polish – and knitting with 2 or 5 needles is well known and loved by Belarusian craftswomen, both in villages and among the urban population. They create beautiful lace tablecloths and napkins, warm scarves and fashionable hats, knit traditional socks and mittens, and much more. All these items in the Vitebsk region today are made using various techniques, the combination of which results in complex openwork, patterned jacquard, and other fashionable knits. But such beauty began to flourish in the Vitebsk land only in the 20th century. What was before?

You can see the handicrafts of masters from the last century and the present

Participants of the regional exhibition-competition are members of the Vitebsk branch of the Belarusian Union of Folk Art Masters, masters of Houses of Crafts, members of folk master clubs, and individual participants.

Your attention will be presented with the creative achievements of masters from the Vitebsk region. You will be able to get acquainted with traditional and rare techniques of folk knitting in the Vitebsk region.

The exhibition opening will take place on February 19 at 16:00

Address: Vitebsk, Lenina St., 35a.