Embroidery made by punching, cutting out and sewing holes according to a pre-drawn pattern. Holes of various shapes are left empty or filled with...

The weft is inserted by a jet of compressed air. Very fast, suitable for lightweight and medium-weight fabrics, with high productivity.

An air-jet loom is a high-speed weaving machine that inserts the weft yarn through the shed using compressed air instead of a shuttle. This...

The fibers are twisted by air current; very fast, suitable for medium-fine yarns. Air-jet spinning (also called air spinning, jet spinning, or...

Drawn-thread work / Ažúr – an embroidery technique based on the partial removal of warp or weft threads from the fabric. The remaining threads are...

Art Protis – a unique Czechoslovak textile technique developed in the 1960s at the Wool Research Institute in Brno and patented in 1968. It combines...

(Tying, Knotting) a method of joining fibers, threads, rods and other elements by tying, tying knots. In textile production in Slovakia, the use of...

Bleaching is a technological process in which textile fibers, yarns, or finished fabrics are lightened in order to achieve a whiter appearance and...

Bobbin lace making is a traditional technique in which threads wound onto wooden bobbins are interwoven according to a pattern pinned to a...

Breaking tool / Flax and hemp brake – a tool used to separate the woody part of flax and hemp stems from the fibers. The stems were crushed on the...

Breaking tool / Flax and hemp brake – a tool used to separate the woody part of flax and hemp stems from the fibers. The stems were crushed on the...

Breaking was(is) a traditional processing technique used to separate the woody core from bast fibers after retting by water soaking or dew exposure...

Breaking trough (lamalnica) – traditional tool used for separating the woody core of hemp stems from the fiber. The device consisted of a...

Calendering is a mechanical finishing process in which textiles pass through a series of heated and pressure-controlled rollers to improve...

The canvas market has evolved from ancient, utilitarian hemp/flax fabric for sails and tents into a diverse global industry spanning high-end art,...

Carding is a mechanical process used to open, clean, individualize and partially align fibres by passing them through rotating cylinders covered...

Specialized tanning production focused on processing leather from deer or roe deer game, goats, lambs, and calves into suede. It was a fine, thin...

Carpet weaving commonly used textile remnants, wool yarn, hemp threads, or linen threads. In guba production, a traditional craft focused on...

Chemical fiberizing is a technological process in which plant-based fibrous materials are treated with chemical agents to remove natural binding...

Chemical recycling of cellulosic fibres involves dissolving and regenerating cellulose from textile waste to produce new fibres. The process is...