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Pirot Kilim Weaver

Also known as Пиротски ћилим

Pirot Kilim Weaver: photograph by Orjen
Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Count warp threads and place coloured weft blocks to complete diamonds and stepped borders from a pattern chart.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Serbia.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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