In the 20th century handmade blueprint garments began to be replaced by clothes mass produced in textile factories. Nevertheless, about twenty rural blueprint workshops were still active in Slovakia as late as the mid-20th century. The wearing of traditional clothing was still alive in a number of regions and since the blueprint craftspeople adapted the products they made to the particular target group, they were able to survive despite their higher prices.      It was the state ban on the operation of freelance businesses in the 1950’s that sped up the demise of the blueprint craft in its natural environment...