Common Thread: Lace and Needle
Zmijanje Blue
Inspired by Zmijanje embroidery, Zmijanje villages, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dark blue geometric embroidery by the women of the Zmijanje villages, on the UNESCO Representative List since 2014.
Community: women of the Zmijanje villages
Sources
- UNESCO Representative List: Zmijanje embroidery (2014). Read 2026-09-26.
- Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO, Sofia: exhibition "Zmijanje Embroidery" (2019). Read 2026-10-27.
This scene is our own artwork, inspired by the tradition named here. It does not reproduce any particular object.
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