Vintage Embroidered Transylvanian Cushion Cover.

Antique embroidered cushion cover from the Kalotaszeg region of Transylvania, Romania

Hand embroidered  with a cotton thread n on a home loomed hemp fabric

Using the "irasos" technique, the pattern was drawn by a " writing woman, usually there was one in each village and embroidered by another woman. 

57 x 40cm, fits with  60 x 40 cm filler