Detailed information about rug and carpet manufactoring in Bulgaria was left by the well-known traveler, historian and painter Felix Canits, who travelled across Bulgaria from 1858 to 1865. “...I found a very well developed home industry in Bulgaria”, he wrote. Belts, knives, various metal decorations, pottery and woodwork, cloth-cotton, silk and woolen-fabrics, carpets, laces and many other objects are made in countless villages and towns. What I liked best were Bulgarian carpets. The various tints and colours are arranged with mastery and elaboration...”.

Willing to keep the tradition alive in our Art class, lead by our Art teacher, Ms Galina Romanova, we painted patterns of traditional carpets from the town of Chiprovtsi in the North West of Bulgaria. 

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