Issue II (IV) · 2017

Martyria, July–December 2017, issue 2

July - December 2017
Imagine
Published
December 2017
Contents
6 studies
Bilingual edition

Issue illustration

This issue is illustrated with ornamental motifs from various embroideries from Vâlcea County.

Long narrow woven sash (brâu), with a fine multicoloured geometric pattern and fringed ends.
Two adjoining folk woven bands: a narrow one with green and purple diamonds, and a black one with an orange, green and white diamond lattice.
Folk embroidery of light-blue flowers with orange centres and tan-golden leaves.
Folk embroidery of blue flowers with orange centres and two golden leaves.
Detail of a traditional woven rug, deep-red ground with gold and silver geometric motifs and ornate borders.
Woven cloth: brown diamond pattern above, a blue band, and a white lower section with columns of red diamonds.
Traditional Romanian woven cloth, white, with burgundy geometric borders and a central column of five diamond medallions.
Square motif embroidered in monochrome blue cross-stitch, with gold sequins at the centre.
Woven carpet with a maroon ground and colourful roses and flowers with green foliage.
Textile with a dark ground and a geometric lattice pattern in yellow and white, arranged in panels.
Diamond cross-stitch motif, navy with a golden lattice and green accents.
Detail of a traditional blouse (ie), white collar and front with dark-toned embroidered vertical bands.
Woven rug with a deep-red ground, gold and silver geometric motifs and ornate borders, in two panels.
Long narrow beaded band, blue ground with white star medallions and small red flowers.
Textile with a black ground and fine horizontal stripes in yellow, blue and white, with patterned bands.
White textile band with crocheted lace edges and a central strip embroidered with purple and teal flowers.
Woven textile band with horizontal stripes, black ground with multicoloured floral and wave bands and crocheted edges.
Vertical folk motif, a stylised plant in pink with a purple flower at the top, evoking the tree of life.
Navy diamond embroidered motif, with four yellow X-shaped crosses at the centre.
Folk cross-shaped embroidered motif in green, with a red and blue diamond centre.
Diamond medallion motif embroidered in navy cross-stitch, geometric.
Traditional Romanian blouse (ie), white with sleeves and front richly embroidered in colourful geometric motifs.
Textile on a black ground, with columns of pastel cross-stitch floral motifs.
Folk textile on a black ground, with a geometric pattern of yellow and white diamonds and small crosses.
Woven rug with a deep-red ground and colourful floral bouquets, with a turquoise crocheted edge.
Decorative embroidered band on a white ground, with a black floral scroll motif in three columns.
Square cross-stitch motif with orange-red spirals and a saw-tooth border.
Textile embroidered on a black ground, with multicoloured pastel floral bouquets and a floral border.
Traditional cream silk blouse (ie), with sleeves richly embroidered in black and yellow geometric motifs.
Diamond motif embroidered in burgundy cross-stitch, with a small gold sequin at the centre.
Black-and-white textile, with a dense geometric pattern of diamonds and stylised flowers.