Ulyana Sergeenko x Yelets Laces

Yelets lace has been famous in Russia since the late XIXth century when the first lace patterns were crafted based on pieces brought from Germany, Belgium, and France. But the Yelets craftspeople mastered this art with aplomb, augmenting it with their own unique style. Elegance and fine elaboration in ornamental details of the pattern, airiness, tenderness, and floral motifs influenced by the rolling landscape of the region are the main qualities by which Yelets lace can be unmistakably recognized. Skolki (scheme for the future lace pattern) are superimposed on bobbins and pierced with needles at a variety of points on interweaving threads, from which lace makers then weave fabulous patterns using the bobbins.    For this new season, using the techniques of weaving Yelets lace in the «Kruzhevnoy Krai» («Lace Territory») atelier, we created a two-tone bra, shoulder straps for evening dresses, lace patches and elbow pads for jackets, and a complex evening dress with a lace corset and hem. In total, 37 lace details were created by the Yelets craftspeople, taking more than 1,400 hours of work. More than 9,952 meters of thread were used.