Horse Harness Making With Brass Ornaments in Rural Leather Workshop
Handmade horse harness making from 100% Romanian leather, locally tanned In the charming village of Bilca, where so many pretty old wooden cottages abound, I was once a guest in a local leather workshop,...
Young man, 20, keeping willow basket making alive
Forty years ago, the village of Calafindești, located in Suceava county, was a main hot spot for willow basket making. The climate of the region and the presence of moist soil favored the osier...
Making Pickled Cabbage in Milișăuți, Romania – The Motherland of Sour Cabbage
The last days of October and the earliest of November are very commonly the busiest days of the whole season in Romania amongst those who make pickled cabbage. In the small town of Milișăuți,...
Bradet Smoked Stretched-Curd Cheese – A Must-Eat in Romania
Making Bradet Cheese – A Daily Task For Many Romanian Farm Families From Brăduleț Those who have chanced to visit the villages which nestle in the foothills of the Făgăraș mountains must have noticed that the...
Visiting Argeș, Romania – We Were Introduced to Traditional Clothing By Local Weaver From Nucșoara
The range of Făgăraș mountains stretched a long line of alp-like heights in the far distance, bounding the sub-Carpathian hills, their topmost peaks, always crowned with snow, luring us towards them. Driving past a chain...
Best Romanian Traditional Sweet Bread With Walnuts You Ever Ate
The sounds of mirth echoes through the hall. The rambling country house resounds with the merry laugher of the youngsters as the good cook Burcuță Maria prepares Romanian traditional sweet bread for her children...
Stunning Diversity of Romanian Leather Art – Each Village Has Unique Designs
Folk art has been a communication tool for centuries. People used to communicate on a non-verbal level by their dress. In the past, and still in some traditional communities of Romania, when people got together at regional...
Romanian Blouses and Costumes from Sibiu, Transylvania
Although in the high-pressure of 21st-century life there seems to the busy to be very little time to spare, still it cannot be denied that embroideries are very much before the public, that new...
Leather Belt-Maker Works in Medieval Tower Following Guild Extinction
The old tower clock was just striking five o’clock when we drove through the gates into Sighișoara’s Citadel. A feeling of enchantment swept over me at the sight of this medieval fortified town with...
Romanian Cheese Experience at Remote Farm in Transylvania
In June we spent a couple of days in Transylvania, when on a beautiful sunny day, with heady heat, we had a perfect Romanian cheese experience at a remote farm in Laslea commune. We...
Meet the Young Men Working to Protect the Dying Art of Weaving
Complete Rag Rug Weaving – From Warping the Loom to Weaving Rugs Clustered around the Arbore church, built in 1502 by Luca Arbore, the village of Arbore is renowned not only for the old...
Apple Juice Making at Family Farm from Romania, Bukovina
Apple juice making and other cold-pressed juices are gaining popularity among Romanian consumers. Because of the production technologies, these juices are widely perceived as healthier. In the region of Bukovina, many family farms are...
Traditional Plum Jam Making in Romania – Povidlă – No Sugar Recipe
Traditional plum jam, especially homemade jam, always transports me to the autumn season. To me, the scent of late autumn is the thick dark plum jam, povidlă, a very thick fruit spread, made of...
Carpet Weaving With Repurposed Yarn
Ms. Maria is sitting on the loom in an open barn in the front yard, enjoying the fresh spring air. It is a small wood barn protected alike from the sun, draughts and rain...
Meeting Vladimir After 3 Years – The Young Millennial Keeping Alive a Vanishing Profession
Do you remember Andrei Vladimir, the young millennial loom weaving, spinning and performing heritage textile crafts with a passionate commitment like you rarely find today? Back in 2017, after reading articles about him, we...
Fermented Whole Cabbage in Romanian Pickle Town Milișăuți
The small town of Milișăuți is known as the “motherland” of sauerkraut in Romania Located on the banks of Suceava River, in the historical region of Bucovina, Milișăuți is unique in Romania. This small...
Old Style of Preserving Pickles Without Adding Preservatives
Making Artisan Cheese in Charming Romanian Seaside Village
7 Attractions Worth Visited on Your Transylvania Trip
Romanian Peasant Harvesting Corn By Hand, Just Like in Olden Days
Basket Weaving Split Hazel Frame Baskets in Romanian Village of Breb
