This blog has some examples and a link to more charted traditional Mordvin clothing patterns. They'd make a very pretty sampler or perhaps the basis for a geometric pattern, wouldn't they? I can see blackwork backgrounds based on some of these.
http://www.presentandcorrect.com/blog/14845
https://archive.org/stream/mordvalaistenpuk00heik#page/n7/mode/thumb
Many thanks to Two Nerdy History Girls for pointing this out.
UPDATE: Playing with the patterns
https://suetortoise.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/woven-circles-and-a-fascinating-book/
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