For centuries, the belt was among the first garments. Almost all peoples have a belt in their national costumes. It was not just used to support certain pieces of clothing or for decoration. The belt was important in traditional folk rituals, especially for the Eastern Slavs, for whom the belt was the main component of both men's and women's clothing.

The belt served as a talisman for its owner or wearer. In Russia, parting with a belt against one's will was a terrible disaster or even a punishment for any person. It was believed that the belt not only protects the owner, but also gives him physical strength. The belts were different: woven, woven from threads, or even bast. They were woven from woolen and linen threads.



The braided belt still remains, only now, an object of fashion. Woven belts using macrame technique or made of rope with many knots look especially expressive and stylish. Due to the fact that fashion has seriously turned to things made in the simplest form, where you can clearly see traces of manual labor, and without much care, in the latest spring-summer 2019 collections, rope belts turned out to be very remarkable.

Some are scratching their heads - what to make a rope belt, and many women of fashion picked up this trend and made belts from a clothesline. They look fun and funny. For those unfamiliar with the macrame technique, now is the time to learn a thing or two and make your own rope belt. There are different weaving methods.



Luxurious accessories are obtained using a crochet hook, there is knitting on a "fork", macrame, weaving on bobbins, and there is simply knitting without the use of any special devices - knitting on the fingers, and there can be several ways. Therefore, you have an opportunity to show your imagination in a fascinating and completely uncomplicated work and weave a rope belt to your favorite dress.

You can see new images with rope belts, which the designers have prepared for us for the 2019 season. The belt can be woven from woolen, nylon, linen, cotton threads, rope, braid, ribbons, leather, decorate the ends with pompoms, tassels.



Tied or woven belts have long had a certain meaning, symbolized the relentless adherence to specific rules. By the way, there is also a secret meaning in the knots on the belt and their number.

But everything that concerns the belt, both in the Bible and in folk traditions, is a striving for piety, integrity, fidelity and other good intentions. Make your belt, and let it be for you a symbol of modesty, chastity, protection and decoration.