PODLASKIE

Wool Double-Warp Fabric

Authors

Fabric and wooden structure design

Karolina Maksimowicz

Fabric weaving

Bernarda Rość

Wooden elements production

Igor Samojlik

Additional contributions

Agnieszka Iwanicka

"Apiary"

Magdalena Waszczeniuk

"Traditional Sokółka motifs in two-warp fabric"

"Podlasie in the orchard"

About the Work

Double-warp fabric (Polish: tkanina dwuosnowowa) is a traditional, handwoven decorative textile originating from northeastern Poland, particularly from the Janów and Czarna Białostocka regions in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

Weaving technique

The double-warp method uses two sets of warp threads and a single weft thread. During weaving, one warp forms the background, while the other creates the pattern, producing a reversible design with inverted colors on each side.

Wooden frame construction

The frame of the screen is made of willow wood sourced from Podlasie, crafted by a local carpenter artisan.