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Haapsalu lace shawl knitting

Also known as Haapsalu sall

Haapsalu lace shawl knitting: photograph by Eesti Rahva Muuseum
Photo: Eesti Rahva Muuseum, CC0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Players follow a lace chart knitting nupp and leaf motifs so the shawl grows row by row, with a charm to pull it through a ring.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Estonia.

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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