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European Folk Dress

European folk dress in its current form is a relatively new phenomenon, it appeared in the mid-18th by 19th century. In the Middle Ages, laws restricted materials, styles and colors that the peasants were allowed to wear, and clothing was fairly uniform in dark colors. Its development began only when the feudal laws were abolished.

The basic wardrobe of the 18th and peasants of the 19th century consisted of a shirt, skirt and apron for women, pants, a belt or a scarf and a shirt-shaped T for men. Coats and jackets were worn by men and women. As these simple pieces began to evolve, the geographical differences became more evident and clothing to define membership of a group and / or village. Villages have been isolated and self-sufficient, with codes rigid control over all aspects of daily life and which was reflected in clothing. Men, women and children wore clothing prescribed for each stage – or event – their lives. The most interesting of their clothes were his decorative motifs, this which could be traced back to pre-historic ritual textiles, sculptures in stone and ceramic vessels used for ceremonial and had a meaning sacred.

folk "world" appeared in the first half of the 19th century, during the romantic age, when European intellectuals began to define the national character of a country in terms of its folklore. They believed that the simple rural life could serve as an example to society as a whole, rural life has been idealized and therefore it was rural clothing. It was no longer limited to villages, but it has extended to cities where fans would dress in urban folklore.

The attention that rural areas received dress led to its development increased and the praise of craft skills involved in its creation, one of which was the most precious embroidery.

Embroidery

The ancient art of embroidery is to add decorative elements on the clothing. These ornaments are more for aesthetic purposes, they often embodied values and pagan practices. Embroidery has acted as a shield against evil and all aspects of the process of embroidery has been important. Positioning by example, has been chosen for embroidered motifs to protect those parts of the body most vulnerable to evil such as the forehead, shoulders, middle back, sexual zones, and the heart. Therefore, the neck, hems, sleeves, cuffs, pockets and buttonholes are the most densely embroidered.

On the Most embroidery powerful against evil spirits are geometric figures such as triangles, circles, stars and crosses, or birds, fish, horns, eyes and hands.

The use of symbols as a form of language goes back to the Paleolithic. first peoples was painted on their bodies, clothing and tools. Different themes have survived in ancient decorative motifs, such as hunting rituals, which are still embroidery in Spain to Siberia. The sun is another source of inspiration, which is in the embroidery on the world's largest, and which appeared already in Paleolithic art.

Eastern Europe

A design theme that is often used in Eastern Europe is that the embroidery of a mother-earth. The image is not a woman but a goddess of fertility, which is often accompanied by figures of animals and religion. The goddess is more often than not a white face, was standing with arms raised in prayer or lowered as a sign blessing. She sometimes metamorphosed into the Tree of Life or has been replaced by local reasons such as one or two double-headed eagle, an ancient symbol solar power represents the gods of heaven. The double-headed eagle became the latest European heraldic emblem for the Habsburgs and as This sometimes replaces the tree in the embroidery of Spain and Russia, as in the heart of Central Europe embroidery and Eastern Europe.

Worship of the goddess of fertility has continued throughout the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age in the matrilineal societies of the Old Europe, even after their culture has been covered by the aggression, patrilineal Indo-Europeans. The belief systems of the two cultures were significantly different, but the images and sacred symbols of Old Europe have never been totally uprooted, thanks to their continued use by indigenous artisans.

Western Europe

Western Europe was more decorative clothes as traditional as it was a product of fashion and commerce rather than a reflection of religious rituals and values. The commercial availability of fabrics and sewing materials, as well as pattern books widely available, has resulted in embroidery designs shared throughout Western Europe. Outerwear mainly decorated with ribbons and trimmings, embroidery recital has been generally limited to hats, aprons and linen garments. embroidery that served to affirm membership in a single group in remote areas.

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