ANPT. Issue #56, 2021. Слуцкія паясы.

    A Needle Pulling Thread, Issue #56 (2021)  Pop! of colour 

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Slutsak Belts - "Слуцкія паясы" 

'Me fecit Sluciae', which is Latin for 'Made in Slutsak', is a sign which was branded on every Belt, damasked by masters of the Radzivills'* Slutsak manufactory. The town of Slutsak became famous for its manufactories of the most expensive and luxurious piece of garment of the Litvian Szlachta*. 

The Slutsak Belts are known all over the world as the Belarusian national relic, as a symbol of the nation. They have turned into an invaluable work of art and have raised the textile art to the highest level.

The Slutsak Belts were a thing of status at that time and became a real symbol of the Szlachta' dignity and honour, a noble ancient origin and high social standing and prosperity of their hosts.

The famous Slutsak Belts sophisticated with golden threads motifs were only made for people of power. Sending a Slutsak Belt as say diplomatic gift to a neighboring country political mogul was customary. Some part of the historical Belts was also manufactured in Lyon, France, where the manufacturers even used to put a "Slutsk" brand on the belts.

 And even peasants, who would never in their life be able to afford silk, silver and gold woven Belts, were still wearing pretty fancy belts on top of their simple clothes.

The Slutsak Belts were woven from silk, golden and silver threads and were made two-sided, up to 4 meters long and 50 cm wide. Oriental patterns got floriated with traditionally dear chamomiles, cornflowers, forget-me-nots, oak and maple leaves.

The Slutsak Belts were made individually and never the same.  No wonder weaving of one Belt took almost a year, and its cost was equated to jewelry.

 

* The Radzivills – the dynasty of the Grand Dukes of the Grand Duchy of Litva (historical Belarus).

*Szlachta - a legally privileged noble class in GDL.

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http://mynativebelarus.blogspot.com/2012/05/slutsk-belts.html

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Горад Слуцак зрабіўся славутым дзякуючы вырабам самага дарагога і раскошнага прадмета адзення шляхты — прывілеяванага арыстакратычнага саслоўя сярэднявечнай Беларусі. Сёння слуцкія паясы шырока вядомыя як беларуская нацыянальная рэліквія.

Пераваротныя паясы ткаліся з шаўковых, залатых і сярэбраных нітак даўжынёй да 4 м і шырынёй да 50 см. Раскошныя палатно ўпрыгожвалі ўсходнія ўзоры з традыцыйнымі кветкамі: рамонкамі, васількамі, незабудкамі, дубовым і кляновым лісцем. Іх выраблялі на замову, і ткацтва аднаго пояса магло заняць амаль год. Ягоны кошт прыраўноўваўся да ювелірных упрыгожванняў, таму ён зрабіўся статусным сімвалам шляхты. Звычайна такія паясы адпраўлялі ў суседнюю краіну ў якасці дыпламатычнага падарунка.

За стагоддзі яны сталі неацэнным тэкстыльным творам мастацтва.

Набыць схему ў краме Etsy  

 Іншыя публікацыі ў ANPT