Folkology's mission is to share the organic folk art heritage of Hungary with the world. This blog is a companion to the shop and its goodies, an online diary that highlights the latest news from around the house of Folkology.
These beautiful cloth dolls are crafted by the hands of a folk artist lady in Kalocsa, Hungary. They are dressed in colorful Kalocsa folk costumes with hand embroidery on the dresses, ribbon in their hair, and a handkerchief in their hand. The doll is available in 3 colors (red, green and lilac), and a male version. Available now from Folkology: Handmade Kalocsa Folk Art Dolls
Matyo embroideries are not only the most ornate but probably the most widely known among the many unique regional folk art styles of Hungary. Their popularity lies in the colorful and densely decorated compositions on roses and other flowers adorning clothing and household items. I am excited to present two great books on this unique embroidery style, now available in the Folkology shop:
The Matyó Roses: This exquisitely photographed viewbook presents an overview of the colorful and varied decorative style preserved in the Matyo region, Mezőkövesd and its neighboring villages in Eastern Hungary. Numerous hand-embroidered textiles, folk costumes, traditional houses, and matyo festivities are pictured. A great gift for those interested in Hungarian embroidery.
Embroideries of Mezőkövesd Vol. 2: This book is a collection of freehand matyo embroidery patterns from original folk art embroidered clothing and bed linen items found in Hungarian museums. The presented designs are from the early period of matyo folk art, when only a few colors were used and the decorations were placed less densely on the fabric than in later periods. The traceable pattern sheets for embroideries on 28 different items are presented in color. (Out of print, used book, available in limited quantities.)
Unfortunately the Folkology site experienced some downtime due to a network failure last week, so I decided to extend the Summer Sale until the end of the month. Enjoy refreshingly discounted prices on the classic collection of Folkology cross stitch patterns and playing cards until August 31st, 2007.
I am excited to announce three new product collections now available from Folkology:
Vintage embroidery books
Folkology grew out of a hobby of mine, selling various Hungarian items on eBay for fun. After a while I started concentrating on Hungarian crafts and culture, and some products proved to be eternal favorites with my customers along the years: especially vintage books on Hungarian embroideries and other crafts.
And starting today, some of the best books ever published in Hungary on the subject are now available in the Folkology shop. These are used out-of-print books, thus available in very limited quantities, so if you see a book you fancy, grab it while it is still available. (And if you’ve always wanted to try your hand at learning Hungarian, we now have 2 beginner’s vocabulary books available, as well!)
Click here to see all Books, and look for the NEW! icon for the new arrivals
Handcarved wooden bowls
And that’s not all! Folkology is proud to offer a new handmade folk art product straight from the source: our handcarved wooden bowls and plates are made by a folk artist in Eastern Hungary according to traditional methods, out of aspen wood. These stylish bowls match any interior style, they are versatile, to be used at your dining table or as decorative accents around your home.
Click here to see the entire selection of wooden bowls
2008 Calendars now available
Time flies so fast, it’s already calendar season! Last year, our Hungarian craft and cultural calendars were hugely popular, but wait until you see this year’s designs. The Art Nouveau Budapest and the Budapest Anno are my personal favorites, but all of them are so good-looking you might just want one for each room in your house. And this year the calendars also come in new formats: in addition to the standard wall calendar size, there are smaller rectangular, and narrow strip sizes.
See all our 2008 Calendars here
Stay tuned for even more, coming up in September! Enjoy the last weeks of summer!
Sizzling, quite literally, because for the past week, it has been around 40 C degrees (that’s in the low 100s in Fahrenheit) in Budapest, Hungary, the home of Folkology… Apart from the weather, we have some hot news for you this July and August:
Folkology Cross Stitch Designs are on sale!
Every single cross stitch pattern of the classic Folkology collection is on sale, with savings up to $4 on some patterns.
Click here to browse Folkology Cross Stitch Designs
(And while you are browsing the lovely designs, don’t forget to take a look at the NEW Spring 2007 collection as well!)
Save on all our unique playing cards decks!
Every single one of our great playing card decks is on sale, too. Save up to $3 per deck!
Click here to browse playing cards
Summer coupon offers
And that’s not all! Use any one of these 3 coupons during checkout to save even more:
You are welcome to combine these coupons with the above sale offers to maximize your summer savings! (Please note: order total amounts indicated above are before shipping!)
All above sale offers expire August 20th, 2007.
In the meantime, we are busy sourcing and preparing an exciting new Fall collection of Folkology goodies. Stay tuned for a sneak preview in August here on the Folkology blog. Have a nice summer!
Our blue-dye fabric collection continues to be a great success, fabric has been flying out the door this spring. I am happy to announce that three new fabric prints are now available in addition to our staples, and all three are charming additions to any crafty projects:
But that’s not all, discover our new finished blue-dye products collection, which features charming bags. aprons and table linen made of our blue-dye artisan fabric. All the products featured in this collection are made by the family workshop that produces the fabrics, a guarantee for the quality craftsmanship.
Don’t forget to read up on the history of Hungarian blue-dyeing and the making of these unique batik fabrics in our article.
