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Striking handmade dolls in folk costumes. They are wearing tiny outfits adorned with real embroidery and weaving. The costumes reproduce authentic Ukrainian clothing. Even the headdresses are tied right. Also, there are those adorable necklaces. Rag-doll1.jpg Rag-doll2.jpg Rag-doll3.jpg Rag-doll4.jp...

Pretty Norwegian jewelry. Brass brooch adorned with enamel. Similar round brooches are typical for Norway, they were used by the Vikings and were called “sulgama”.


Here you can see two Viking brooches.

Traditional needlework of Tajikistan

Men’s shirts with extremely wide sleeves are used by the Hungarian Matyó ethnic group. These shirts are also embellished with plenty of embroidery. Most patterns are floral.

Striking Ukrainian jewelry pieces. These are vintage gold medallions called “dukach”. The medallions depict various religious scenes. They are also decorated with colorful glass beads and semi-precious stones (really expensive gems were rarely used). Such dukach jewels were hung around the neck with...

Bhutanese folk jewelry worn with the national garment called “kira”. A pair of brooches near the collarbones are called “koma”. Also, you can see a beautiful bracelet called “dhopchuu”.

Gorgeous full bunad costume from Norway. Even the gloves are richly embroidered with traditional patterns. All the parts of this outfit are matching perfectly. So beautiful!
The photo is also from “Broderte Bunader” by Anne Kristin Moe. Photographer: Laila Duran.

Ukrainian women’s folk costume from Vinnytsia region (central Ukraine), the 19th – beginning of the 20th century. The outfit consists of an embroidered shirt (black embroidery is typical for this area), a long and wide skirt with velvet insert, and a hand-woven belt that looks pretty coarse but cute...

Female ornate leather shoes. Ivano-Frankivsk region (western Ukraine), the 1st half of the 20th century. Handmade. These boots are fastened with a help of 19 buttons. They are also embellished with cutting and decorative sewn patterns. The heels are made from pieces of leather glued together. Boots4...

Here are several samples of Lithuanian embroidery, weaving, lacework, and beading. All the pieces are museum exhibits.