VIDEO

Video narratives about the creativity and issues of weavers show the vitality and value of folk weaving traditions in Lithuania. Features of fabric patterns of eastern and western Lithuania are revealed here. More characteristics of local traditions are dealt with in the text.

	The movie shows the history of how women make the linen fabric.  Fragments from the Vytautas Urbanavičius' film 'Oh round, round…' („Oi ratu, ratu...“) 1976.
	Lithuanians made distinctive patterns, called them original and created a local culture. The story is about the definition of geometrical patterns from West Lithuania.   Extracts from the film  'Kretinga, Palanga' (C184, E105; C149, E106; C150, E107) from the Folk Creation Archives of the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre, cameraman Vytautas Musteikis, 1992.
	A Samogitian weaver from Palanga, Emilija Černeckienė, describes western Lithuanian weaving patterns and colors.  Extracts from the film 'Kretinga, Palanga' (C184, E105; C149, E106; C150, E107) from the Folk Creation Archives of the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre, cameraman Vytautas Musteikis, 1992.
	Well-known eastern Lithuanian weaver Teklė Lipinskienė from Labanoras tells about her weavings.  Clips from the film 'Labanoras Expedition' (LKAV 53) from the Folk Creation Archives of the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre, cameraman Vytautas Musteikis, 1991.
	Lithuanian patterns, the peculiar abilities of weavers in Lithuania are shown by Teklė Lipinskienė.  Clips from the film 'Labanoras Expedition' (LKAV 53) from the Folk Creation Archives of the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre, cameraman Vytautas Musteikis, 1991.