EMBROIDERY WITH WOOL

1980s EA/RO/0011

An idyllic image of a woman in traditional Romanian clothing amongst a herd of sheep. The two spindles of wool in her hands provide different textures to this piece, one being raw wool, the other spun wool. The shirt the woman is wearing, the ie, shows traditional embroidery. The skirt, or fotă, is typically made of a wool-blend, for which this shepherdess is perhaps gathering the wool herself.

EMBROIDERY WITH WOOL

1980s EA/RO/0011

An idyllic image of a woman in traditional Romanian clothing amongst a herd of sheep. The two spindles of wool in her hands provide different textures to this piece, one being raw wool, the other spun wool. The shirt the woman is wearing, the ie, shows traditional embroidery. The skirt, or fotă, is typically made of a wool-blend, for which this shepherdess is perhaps gathering the wool herself.