Romana Kobalchynska, senior ethnographer of the Ukrainian museum of architecture and every day life, brings us to the world of forgotten arts and tells about an original figure hrebinkar - master in making combs - from Lubny Ivan Tymoshenko. He was born in famous Khomutets, Myrhorod region. This village is famous by its hrebinkars from ancient times, though mostly people there were potters and made horse collars. The author told in details Ivan Tymoshenko's difficult life story, saving peculiarities of his Poltava speech, as well as details of comb making technology. "One should have talent for making this, and talent is hard work", - the master is sure in it.