Matyó Embroidery

The Hungarian Matyó folk costume uses simple linen embroidery, and each colour has its own meaning. While black is the colour of the earth, from which life and the harvest sprout, red is the colour of joy, yellow is the colour of summer (that is, the colour of the sun), and blue is the colour of sorrow and of passing. After World War I, the colour green appeared and served as the colour of mourning. In remembrance of the soldiers that died in the war, aprons were embroidered around the edges with green embellishments.

The popularity of Matyó embroidery has made it into a form of auxiliary income, enabling people to buy the fine fabrics and supplies necessary for making elaborate costumes. So, if you have skills in embroidery or enthusiasm to learn how to embroider you could use the Hungarian Matyó technique and sell various products such as:

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