Traditional Moldovan textiles

 The Moldovans do a lot of cross stitch, rug making, knitting, and crocheting.  Here are some pictures of textiles from the National Museum, including some bits of national costume.

Bits of Leaves

Just some bits of leaves and border on this piece.  It's definitely taking shape.

Natural Wonders

Murals, balustrades, and fossils in the National Museum!

Wonderful Whitework

Beautiful whitework at the Moldovan national museum. There are a lot of fantastic needlewomen out in the villages.

More Flaky

The snowflake is emerging from the background now.

Honey And Beeswax

One of the local beekeepers came to the embassy a couple of weeks ago.  I bought, of course.  Some beeswax figures to give away and some linden honey for me.

Moldovan And Latvian Craft

 These first three pictures are of Moldovan crafts.  The rest are of Latvian crafts that were loaned to the museum by the Latvian government for a temporary exhibition.  The belts are absolutely amazing.