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Handicrafts

creativity and tradition

The world of the woven fabrics is the richest in Sárköz and an important and emphasized part of Sárköz’s folk culture,
among the Székelys in Bukovina. The best known of the fab- which was included in the National Register of Spiritual

rics of Sárköz are the white woven cotton tablecloths, made Cultural Heritage.

of two parts, and covered with red-black-blue or red-blue or Textile-printing (in Hungarian: blue dying) is an ancient tex-

red-black pattern stripes using geometric elements. tile dying process that is disappearing. Today, four out of the
Annamária Bíró (1951-1998), who passed away quite young, eight workshops with equipment are active. The Tolna Blue

became famous not only for the continuation of ceramic tra- Dye Workshop, founded in 1810, is the oldest blue textile
ditions of Sárköz but also for reproducing the white pott ery dying workshop in Hungary, and it still operates.
with blue motifs of Barcaújfalu. She was the artistic leader of The copper-plated breast-harness, decorated with frills, is

the ceramic factory in Szekszárd, and established her own known as part of the traditional Hungarian driving culture and
small workshop in the 1970s. Ferenc Verseghy, who lives in has its roots in the early 19th century. The Hungarian breast-

Tolna, has been making his own pieces of glazed pott ery and harness was sewn entirely by hand and was only used in the
pieces using the Habán technique from Sárköz since 1984. territory of historic Hungary. Dénes Nepp, a harness-maker,

The pearl collars and pearl dress accessories of Sárköz are craftsman and folk artist in Szekszárd is one of the few who

unique in today’s Hungary. Proof of this is that beading is are still making high-quality breast-harnesses.
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