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Apron with cotton panel at top gathered into red weft-face woven waistband; at each end of the waistband is a loop for ties at the back. Sides of the panel has decorative woven red design. At the bottom of the panels is a red weft-faced woven fabric with narrow white stripes and a band at the bottom of plain white linen. White linen apron richly decorated with red cotton in supplementary weft, weft faced plain weave. Under waist band 3cm wide smocking and embroidery. At each end of waist band there is loop for lace to be tied in the back. It is stored folded in four sections. Lines from folding are desirable element in overall look of this costume.