Common Thread: Lace and Needle
Sofia Sleeve
Inspired by embroidered shirt sleeves of central western Bulgaria (shevitsa), central western Bulgaria (Sofia, Pernik, Trun, Samokov).
Densely embroidered shirt sleeves from the Sofia region and its neighbors in central western Bulgaria, with large geometric and stylized plant ornament in many colors.
Community: Bulgarians
Sources
- National Museum of History, Sofia: Collection "Shevitsi" (embroidery). Read 2026-09-26.
- Sofia History Museum (Regional Historical Museum - Sofia): Collections. Read 2026-09-26.
- National Ethnographic Museum, IEFEM-BAS: Museum fund, collection "Shevitsi". Read 2026-09-26.
- OMDA, Traditional Bulgarian Embroidery (from National Ethnographic Museum BAS, 1994, and Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv, 2004). Read 2026-09-26.
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