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FÜLÖP HAJNALKA: A varró falu

SEBESI ANDRÁS 1932 Arany-könyv. Kézirat. TOMINAC JÓZSEF 1905 A Magyar Szent korona országainak vasútai 1845-1 904- Budapest: k. n. TŐKÉS IRÉN 1989 Gyarmathy Zsigáné és a kalotaszegi háziipar története (személyes visszaemlékezés). Ethnographia 100(2):2 18-23 I. WOLF. ERIC 1995 Európa és a történelem nélküli népek. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó - Századvég-Osiris. HAJNALKA FÜLÖP The embroidering village On the basis of fieldwork in a village of Kalotaszeg Region in Transylvania (Romania) inhabited by ethnic Hungarians, a special type of female work - embroidering - is examined. Embroidery and its trade serve as an example of the adaptation to the new economic conditions after the political change in 1

989. It represents also the revitalisation of a century old tradition. Through this activity women's position within the family became more and more significant. This happened in a worsening economic climate, when men increasingly lost job opportunities. The paper aims to analyse the local meaning of the term embroidery, its technique, the context of the commodity production, and its sale. Since 1

990 embroidery has become a permanent source of income. In the village all of the women were more or less involved in this activity. According to the degree of their involvement we can classify them into four categories: outworker, woman who embroiders and sells her own products, woman who does this only part time and finally the wholesaler. In attempting to understand the role of embroidery and related income in the family, we propose an other set of categories. Through embroidery as market activitiy, women have established new business relationships both in- and outside of their village community. The changes in women's way of life are mirrored in the everyday life of the families and the village, as well as in the character and values of people.