Karađorđev plac 84, Stapar
The “Staparska ruža” Women’s association was established in 2016. At the same time, the first looms were purchased with support of the City of Sombor. During that same year, the Association and Museum of Ethnography in Belgrade have jointly managed to list the ‘Stapar rose’ motif as intangible heritage of the Republic of Serbia.
The main goal of the association is to preserve traditional weaving, using traditional technicques and the rose motif as part of Stapar identity and cultural heritage of Serbs in Backa. At the same time, there is an element of women’s tied into this work, so that women in rural areas can contribute to prosperity of their families and communities.
The members of the Association are actively working to promote the forgotten art of weaving through the production of fabrics of various sizes, leather accessories with fabrics (women’s bags and wallets), slippers, umbrellas with the painted motif of “Stapar roses” and others. The Association achieved its greatest success in 2022, when, after a break of 50 years, the first large-sized carpet or kilim was made in Stapar. Tourists can familiarize themselves with the work of the Association at the address: Karađorđev plac 84, 25249 Stapar with an announcement on tel. 060/5384543 or e-mail mira.kovacev@gmail.com.
