The grapevine, symbol in handcraft

Women living in Târnave Valley area put a lot of skill and carefulness in handcraft, too, in adorning the rooms of their houses. In long, winter days, at candlelight or gaslight, they would sew or embroider the symbol of the grapevine on household objects, such as: bed spread, wall quilt, traditional towels, pillow cases. One can notice a wide range of compositional variants, which progress from simple to complex ones: the white and black stickwork on Saxon pilowcase in Axente Sever, the blue, green and brown grapes and vine leaf, embroidered on Romanian pillowcase in Curciu.

Astonishing are also the bed spreads in Romaneşti, wowen with grapes and flowers pattern, the grapeshaped lace at the hem of the blankets in Chesler, the traditional towels, adorning the Orthodox icons, in Moşna and Axente Sever.

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