Maria's Workshop Master Artisan

Location

Romania

Maramures/Sapanta

Home based workshop

Techniques

Wool & cotton weaving,

beadwork, braiding, embroidery

Tools

100 year old family inherited foot looms

Raw Material

Turcana Wool locally sourced

Process

100% hand powered:sheep shearing, wool cleaning, combing,

spinning, laying out the warp, weaving & river washing

Product

Rugs, bed spreads, wall hangings

Production Time

60-90 hours of handwork per product depending on size

Maria Zapca

Handwork is better than therapy

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