More than 100 traditional Moravian folk shawls preserved in new digital collection

Name: More than 100 traditional Moravian folk shawls preserved in new digital collection
Uploaded: 2026-01-16T13:40:54+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Women in the South Moravian town of Lednice have created a new online collection documenting more than one hundred traditional woollen shawls known as vlňáky. Once a common part of winter folk costume in the Podluží region, these scarves survive today mostly in family collections. Vlňáky, or woolen shawls, are a traditional part of women’s

Photo: Oto Bernad

Women in the South Moravian town of Lednice have created a new online collection documenting more than one hundred traditional woollen shawls known as vlňáky. Once a common part of winter folk costume in the Podluží region, these scarves survive today mostly in family collections.

Vlňáky, or woolen shawls, are a traditional part of women’s folk costume, especially in Moravia.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková