-Since the middle ages people used the weaver to make clothes for the household. They used old clothes and textiles that were worn out to make rugs for household use. Then those rugs could also be used to make heavy duty bags to be used in the household use.
The bags from rugs started becoming pieces of art since they had patterns and designs that made them unique in each area and in local fairs and expositions they started selling them as items to be used and displayed as well.
Title: Bags from Rugs
Category: Textile
Country: Cyprus
Period: XX Century
Provided by: OPEI
Source: http://cyprusfortravellers.net/en/review/folk-dres...
Description:
-Since the middle ages people used the weaver to make clothes for the household. They used old clothes and textiles that were worn out to make rugs for household use. Then those rugs could also be used to make heavy duty bags to be used in the household use.
The bags from rugs started becoming pieces of art since they had patterns and designs that made them unique in each area and in local fairs and expositions they started selling them as items to be used and displayed as well.
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