A visit to Maria the weaver

We visited Maria on our village ramble.
She has been weaving since around age 13 and is now in her 70's.
She was very pleased to show me how she weaves. She also insisted she show me her house - guest room, passage and main room. It was very colourful and full of traditional Romanian decoration and articles.

She wanted to dress me in traditional Maramures dress so I let her, she had such joy doing it. I wore a blouse, skirt and head scarf. Apparently it's a wedding outfit. She tut-tutted I was so tall I had to bend in half so she could put my scarf on.
She couldn't speak English, I couldn't speak Romanian so of course Florin interpreted.
Maria also said she thought she saw me in the village the other day 😮

We then went across the yard to a small hut that I guess is her bedroom and bathroom. Her stove heats this small room well. She takes us there to show me how she spins her wool on a spindle. It was similar to how the Moroccan women did it. Her thread is very strong. When I tried it broke and she said I was not ready to marry!!

She was a delightful lady and I feel privileged she wanted to share her way of life with me.Read more