know that this production was started by armenian masters, jan madzhabsky, later continued by his son leo madzharsky, who were so imbued with the feeling of this inner belarusian national culture and features that they rebuilt the very format of the belt, its ornamental motifs . silk belts were worn only by men of the upper class; it was possible to tie a belt. whatever you like, the only rule applied to everyone was that belts should never be tied in knots, the threads could break and fall off. the best imported silk, gold and silver threads. the radevils knew a lot about luxury. during its heyday , more than fifty weavers created an exclusive, fashionable accessory of the kontush system at the sludsk manufactory. the same number of apprentice spinners. one weaver was trained for about 7 years; only men worked at the loom. it was believed that the touch of a woman’s hand caused the precious threads to darken. it sometimes took our ancestors more than six months to create a belt. this is how it happened historically, that in the ethnic homeland of the slut belts , fewer have been preserve