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{{short description|Hutsul wool blanket and rug}}

[[File:Carpathian Lizhnyks.jpg|thumb|A collection of several different Lizhnyks]]
A '''lizhnyk''' ({{lang-uk|Ліжник}}) or '''Hutsul blanket''' is a patterned wool blanket and rug<ref>{{Cite web |last=Onatskyi |first=Yevhen |title=Ukrainian Small Encyclopedia |url=https://encyclopedia.kiev.ua/vydaniya/files/use/second_book/part2.pdf |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=NASU Institute of Encyclopedic Research |page=845}}</ref> created by [[Hutsuls]], a group indigenous to the [[Carpathian Mountains]] of [[western Ukraine]].

Historically, lizhnyks were usually created in shades of grey. With the beginning of the mass production of lizhnyks in the 1920s, various colours and designs have been woven into lizhnyks, particularly during the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, when competitions were held to select designs for mass-produced lizhnyks. In the present day, a revival of more traditional lizhnyks has occurred. With increased tourism to the Carpathians, the sale of lizhnyks as souvenirs has increased.<ref name= ":0" >{{Cite web |date=24 June 2018 |title=Carpathian Lizhnyk — A Hutsul Invention |url=https://ukrainer.net/carpathian-lizhnyk/ |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=Ukraïner}}</ref>

In Hutsul culture, lizhnyks are also worn by women, and are claimed to maintain the temperature of a home.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2018 |title=Design expedition to Ukraine with FAINA Collection |work=Cover Magazine |url=https:// cover-magazine /2018/11/15/design-expedition-to-ukraine/ |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> They are one of the primary symbols of the Hutsuls,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oleksandrova |first=Hanna |date=29 December 2020 |title=Гуцульські ліжники: За що люблять і цінують пухнасте диво Карпат |language=uk |trans-title=Hutsul Lizhnyks: for what to love and appreciate the fluffy miracle of Carpathia |work=depo.ua |url=https://if.depo.ua/ukr/prykarpattya/vovnyane-marevo-karpat-za-scho-mozhna-polyubiti-guculski-lizhniki-20180811820273 |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> and have been included on the list of [[Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine]] since 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2020 |title=Карпатське ліжникарство стане нематеріальною культурною спадщиною України (ВІДЕО) |language=uk |trans-title=Carpathian Lizhnyk-making became Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine (VIDEO) |work=Reporter |url=https://report.if.ua/kultura/karpatske-lizhnykarstvo-stane-nematerialnoyu-kulturnoyu-spadshchynoyu-ukrayiny-video/ |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref>

Owing to the destruction of several pieces of equipment during the {{ill|2008 western Ukrainian floods|uk|Паводок на заході України 2008 року}} and low pay, the number of individuals creating lizhnyks has declined despite the product's continued popularity.<ref name= ":0" /> In an effort to continue lizhnyk traditions, some producers have taken to selling their crafts online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ulrich-Verderber |first=Liesl |date=22 May 2023 |title=Ukraine Family Uses Etsy to Keep Heirloom Weaving Tradition Alive |url=https://goodness-exchange /ukraine-family-keeps-weaving-tradition-alive/ |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=Goodness Exchange}}</ref>

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[[Category:Blankets]]
[[Category:Hutsuls]]
[[Category:Wool industry]]