Unique Bulgarian embroidery

Masterpieces of colorful embroidery, patterned braids, embroidered fabrics, exquisite “keneta” lace - collar jackets, dresses, handkerchiefs, embroidered embroidery in elegant ladies clothes and tablecloths.  This unique Bulgarian palette will have the opportunity to be seen by the Plovdiv citizens and the guests of the town if they visit the exhibition “The Bulgarian Embroidery - a Traditional Tradition.


The exhibition opens on June 29th at the Regional Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv and will remain there until July 13th. The exhibition is on the occasion of the half-century anniversary of the Rositsa Chukanova National Embroidery and Ornamentation team. It is the only self-contained group in Bulgaria, a school of embroidery, from which over the years 12 masterpieces of studs have defended a master’s degree to the Fellowship of the craftsmen of folk artistic crafts. Some of the founders of the team - Ana Tsekova, Elena Todorova, Katia Grozdeva and Maria Churinska are presenting in the exhibition their own works.


Club members have been awarded numerous gold medals over the years. Their work is also known in a number of foreign countries including Hungary, France, Poland, Moldova, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Canada, Italy and many others.

The Bulgarian embroidery of Bulgarian costumes is one of the most recognizable symbols of our country. Its motives were at the heart of the emblem of the first Bulgarian presidency of the Council of Europe, which took place for half a year, from January to June 2018.