Women’s traditional costume, Biłgoraj area

Biłgoraj costume is classified as archaic. All its elements are made of linen. The original women's headpiece consisted of a chamełka (a type of a supportive bonnet) with a rańtuch (a scarf worn loosely around the head), common across the South-West Poland. The S-like and helix-like embroidery patterns used were also of archaic nature.