Creativity and modern technologies boost the promotion of romanian traditional motifs

Abstract

The paper presents how the traditional motifs on Romanian carpets can be processed with the help of modern technology. The art of the Romanian carpet brought with it original century-old motifs with certain messages. These demonstrate a high artistic level and reflect the traditional features in ornamentation, composition and coloring. The paper presents how to transform images into stitch steps. The obtained schemes can be used for the diversification of clothing products, using elements taken from the Romanian carpet. They can also be saved in electronic format and paper support for a long time. The motifs on authentic Romanian carpets were photographed. Images have been processed and embedded in product patterns to get a variety of traditional ornate products. This principle can also be applied to accessories such as handbags, belts and even footwear. New products ornamented with traditional motifs are authentic and contribute to the promotion of cultural values. Thus, combining the values of the past with modern technologies, we can obtain several advantages: diversification of clothing products ornamented with traditional elements; the use of electronic databases with traditional elements that can be used at any time when performing mechanical or manual embroidery; promoting the values of cultural heritage.