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The Depository documents 2 techniques in Belarus; by risk level: 1 endangered. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The Belarusian linen weaving and rushnyk tradition — the production of the distinctive Belarusian embroidered ceremonial towel (rushnyk / ручнік) from locally grown flax, whose characteristic red geometric embroidery on white linen ground…
The weaving of Slutsk sashes (pasy slutskie) — luxurious, double- and four-sided silk sashes woven with gold and silver thread, worn as a defining element of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth noble male dress (the kontusz sash) and…