More Textile Finds in Budapest, Hungary

This is the piece of Kalocsa Embroidery/Lace that I purchased in Budapest, Hungary.

 

Kalocsa is a town 88 miles south of Budapest.

 

The colored embroidery is hand-done.

 

Then the 'embroidery' is turned into 'lace' with a sewing machine--usually old sewing machines with the feed-dogs dropped out, creating the design with machine stitching.

 

 

This is another hand-embroidery piece that I purchased.  It is Translyvannian in design and worksmanship.

 

It is a pillow cover and is now in my living room. 

 

Alot of the textiles and lace that I found in Budapest had connections to Translyvania (Romania).

 

 

The following pictures are of textiles that I photographed in a shop in Budapest. 

If you look closely and can see the detail of the first and last photo, you will note that the textiles are created in a style of embroidery most people know as Hardanger (Scandinavian). 

 

I talked to one shop owner about the origins of the different lace types and she said that the Hardanger-like embroideries that you see in the top & bottom pictures are truly Hungarian.  In fact she pulled out her own work to show me. 

 

The middle photo shows Kalocsa embroidery/lace pieces.

 

Unfortunately I didn't have enough money or suitcase space to bring everything home with me!!!