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Ryazan region is famous for its native Russian flair and originality, which is most clearly reflected in folk arts and crafts. Mikhailov lace — the Russia's only colored lace, is a technique that has no equals. Kadom veniz is a unique white on white embroidery. Skopin art pottery is truly remarkable and well known. For tourists who want to take away a self-made souvenir, there are master classes, where you can learn pottery or lace-making.
Lace of MikhailovThe only place where the colour lace is being weaved for a long time is Mikhailov. Mistresses make patterns of white and colour threads by the wooden wands-bobbins, which are pleasant to the eye by brilliance of ornament and wealth of invoice.This lace is very distinctive. It doesn’t contain flower and vegetable themes, which are very widespread in Russia. Pattern of lace is strict and geometrical-the oldest type of ornament. His elements were symbols of the sun, water, Yin. Wonderful cheerfulness of Mikhailov lace is in quantity of colours: from modest,restrained and strict to bright, merry combinations of red and white with blue, red and white with yellow, red and black. Technology of numeral lace making is unique and doesn’t have any analogs. Sometimes Mikhailov lace makers use up to 60 pairs of bobbins.
Address: Ryazan region, Mikhaylov, street of toilers, 5 Tel.: (49130)2-10-61, 2-18-49 e-mail: postmaster@trugenica.ryazan.ru http://www.trugenica.ryazan.ru/
The beginning of unique Kadom embroidery goes deep in centuries. According to a legend, Peter I prohibited buying lace abroad and ordered to teach Russian nuns the art of twining Venetian lace. The legend says that nuns were brought to Kadom, where they taught local needlewomen to create fantastic patterns. Kadom women quickly mastered the intricate art and started making marvelous Venetian lace. Soon, based on this teqnique, a unique needle embroidery «veniz» was created.
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