Regional History Museum – Razgrad will present the exhibition of the Regional History Museum – Haskovo “Nine Loads of Silk and Nine More – Embroidered” at the “Ananie Yavashov” House Museum.
The event will take place on September 14 at 5:00 p.m. An exhibition with 128 movable cultural values, photo and text material will inform the people of Razgrad about clothing and household items made of natural silk from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibits are proof of the Bulgarian woman’s ability to make true textile masterpieces from natural material – silk. The collection contains silk garments made by Bulgarian needlewomen – canvases, cloths, nightgowns, shirts, vests, scarves, tablecloths and other items. They have rich, masterfully made embroidery, timeless, which admires with its beauty to this day. Most are hand-woven.
The highlight of the exhibition is the detailed information about sericulture – a craft in which high-quality silk was obtained with great effort, which is the material for the creation of clothing and household items, and which embroidery has turned into objects of art, as all visitors to the exhibition will see. The exhibition provides information about the silkworm houses in the Haskovo region and other regions of the country. The technology of raising the silkworm, the thermal treatment of the cocoons is described, and a number of curious facts are indicated. The economic role of sericulture and silkworm farming is emphasized not only in the Haskovo region, but also for the country. These crafts were an additional livelihood. Visitors will also receive information about the raising of the silkworm butterfly during the period of the Great Chinese Empire.
The exhibition shows that the consumers of silk embroidered products were entire Bulgarian families. All stages in the production of natural silk are presented, including weaving, as an important moment determining the quality of the product.
The exhibition will revive a number of warm memories among Razgrad residents, because in the 1970s, mulberries were grown on a large scale in the Razgrad region, work was underway to increase mulberry plantations, and even students took part in learning this craft.
