Traditional Crafts from Orava

Different crafts included:

Weavery

As the main job it was mostly developed in the upper Orava region, mainly in the village Klin, Bobrov, Zubrohlava, Stefanov, Tvrdosin, Vavrecka and others. Together with these craft also the craft of well known Orava linens was developed, which in the C19th was well known in the whole of the Europe. Orava linen makers were famous selling their products in Balkan, Turkey, Egypt and also in Palastine. With the production of linen were also closely connected the mangle, dye and pattern houses. The tailoring was also very much spread throughtout the region.

Cloth and boot making

The cloth was made from sheep wool and mainly for a person's own need. In the village of Habovke though they weaved the cloth also for sale. On the other hand various boots were made from an animal skin. These were mainly designed for the higher social classes and the poorer classes wore more simple boots, which in winter were staffed with cloth supports.

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