Vintage Embroidered Transylvanian Cushion Cover.

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

Hand embroidered in cotton 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. 

56 x 42cm, fits with  60 x 40 cm filler