Hungary · Lace making; Folk textile; Hungarian heritage
Magyar Csipkeverés — Kiegészítő Hagyomány
A supplementary record covering the additional Hungarian bobbin lace traditions beyond the Kiskunhalas needle lace (CRAFT-1524) — the folk bobbin lace traditions of Heves and Nógrád counties in North Hungary, whose simpler geometric bobbin lace vocabulary contrasts with the naturalistic Halasi csipke. The folk csipkeverő reads the thread tension through the same click assessment as the broader European bobbin lace family.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed
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