In Neamt county, Romanian folk traditions are kept alive by the skill and effort of the local artisans. These people manage to recreate objects that were once usual objects that could be found in any traditional Romanian house but now are having more an ornamental role.
Rodica Ciocartau from Pipirig commune, Boboiesti village is one of the local artisans from Neamt County that keeps alive the traditional process of making fabrics and that has her own workshop. She works with traditional tools after traditional fabric patterns. In her workshop Rodica Ciocartan created a true museum: that is why beside the working tools and the fabrics she’s making you’ll also see other traditional objects collected from Pipirig area.
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In the workshop from Boboiesti village many traditional fabric objects are created following traditional techniques that were transmitted from one generation to another. Rodica Ciocartau is also a teacher at the Center for Art and Culture “Carmen Saeculare” and she has a class of 24 children. These small apprentices learn the basics of this craft and also represent our hope of keeping these traditions alive.
