Handweaver

me and my wife in authentic Bulgarian costume

Ivan Tonev, authentic Bulgarian costume tailor

“Abadzhiistvo” is the production of thick woolen fabric – aba, hand-woven on a loom. During the Renaissance, in addition to the production of coarse woolen cloth, the ‘abajis’ also sewed outerwear – ‘poturi’, ‘yamurluki’, ‘saltamarks’, ‘kaltuns’. Over time, factory-woven woolen fabrics – ‘shayaks’ – appeared on the market, and the...

Ivan Tonev

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Business areas: Craft 50 & Beyond - Erasmus + project, Textile

Keywords: Creative, Dressmaker - tailor for men, Embroiderer, Handweaver, Textile restorer Ancient fabrics, Artistic embroidery, Buttons (fashion), Clothing, Decorative patterns, Embroidered fabrics, Fabrics Cloth, Cotton, Embroidery (as material), Fabrics -Textile materials, Felt, Linen, Natural fibers, Thread

Oksana Levchenya (Konstantinovska) - OLK manufactory

Kyiv, Ukraine

Business areas: Decoration - Interior design, Recycling of materials and articles, Textile

Keywords: Embroiderer, Handweaver, Tapestry & carpet maker and/or restorer Carpets - Rugs, Decorative objects Unique pieces, Embroidered fabrics, Fabrics, Tapestries Cloth, Fabrics -Textile materials, Linen, Natural fibers, Wool

Olha Pilyuhina

Reshetylivka, Ukraine

Business areas: Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Decoration - Interior design, Fashion & accessories, Textile

Keywords: Conservator-Restorer of archaeological and/or ethnographical objects, Creative, Decorative objects maker, Dyer of fibers, Embroiderer, Handweaver, Tapestry & carpet maker and/or restorer, Textile restorer, Weaver - Spinner Ancient fabrics, Bags - Suitcases - Briefcases, Carpets - Rugs, Church / Sacred Furniture, Decorative objects Unique pieces, Decorative patterns, Embroidered fabrics, Fabric fringes, Fabrics, Liturgical art, Panels, Pillows - cushions, Religious works of art, Tapestries Cotton, Embroidery (as material), Fabrics -Textile materials, Natural fibers, string, Vegetable fibers, Wool

Ulrike Isensee - Ulrike Isensee

Hamburg, Germany

Business areas: Decoration - Interior design, Fashion & accessories, Recycling of materials and articles, Textile

Keywords: Handweaver, Weaver - Spinner Hand made scarves, Tapestries Linen, silk, Thread

Antoinette Merete Olsen

Ronglan, Norway

Business areas: Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Textile

Keywords: Handweaver, Weaver - Spinner Books, Fabrics, Table-cloths, Tapestries Fabrics -Textile materials, Natural fibers, Vegetable fibers, Wool

Interviews

Antoinette Olsen, handweaver , and my speciality is the warp-weighted loom

I am a skilled weaver who can weave on the warp-weighted loom, modern floor looms, tapestry looms, rigid heddle looms and tablet looms. My favorite looms are the old warp-weighted looms and old tapestry looms. I like the old weaving techniques, and I am full of respect for the persons...