In the village of Zlazne in the Rivne region, a wooden family house built in 1955 has been turned into an ethno-estate with a loom and a weaving museum room. The house was built by the family of Tymofii Bachuk, born in 1889: they harvested the timber themselves, and the sisters plastered the walls by hand. No one lived in it for over twenty years, until Maria Shershun, a native of the village, used her own funds to set up a space here for master classes and meetings.
What is in the house
The main exhibits are a loom, a century-old warping mill, and a homemade shuttle from 1927. Nearby are woven carpets, towels and runners, embroidered towels, tablecloths, and pictures made by the women of the family. On the old warping mill, threads are now also warped for camouflage nets for the military.
In 2024, the ethno-estate received a grant to set up a weaving workshop. Schoolchildren come here for excursions and master classes; students of the local lyceum help rewind yarn and prepare the warp for weaving.
Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism of the Rivne RMA / Rivne Media.
