Handcraft production used to be a major part of the Roma economy , but with the collapse of communism , many Roma handcraft enterprises also floundered .
Conditions of dire poverty created situation where it was difficult for Roma to pass down their traditional handcraft making customs .
Handcraft production used to be a major part of the Roma economy , but with the collapse of communism , many Roma handcraft enterprises also floundered , and conditions of dire poverty created situation where it was difficult for Roma to pass down their traditional handcraft making customs .