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Ukrainian embroidery
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:56 am
by sofiya
Artisan textile arts play an important role in Ukrainian culture, especially in Ukrainian wedding traditions. Ukrainian embroidery, weaving, and lace-making are used in traditional folk dress and in traditional celebrations. Ukrainian embroidery varies depending on the region of origin, and the designs have a long history of motifs, compositions, choice of colors, and types of stitches. Use of color is very important and has roots in Ukrainian folklore. Embroidery motifs found in different parts of Ukraine are preserved in the Rushnyk Museum in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:17 am
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:43 am
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Re: Ukrainian embroidery
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:42 am
by sofiya
Very laborious embroidery pattern on the sleeve of a women’s shirt. Pokuttya region, western part of Ukraine. This area is characterized by a large amount of embroidery on the sleeves. This particular design consists of 9,000 circles, each one is formed by 13 stitches.
Usually, such shirts were worn by brides. They are often embroidered by the whole female part of the family rather then just one person. It takes one winter to finish such a shirt. But it is being embroidered during every hour of the day – when the future owner of the shirt has some chores, she passes the work on said shirt to her sister or mother. Thus, embroidering such a garment is a never ending process till the shirt if finished. It’s the only region of Ukraine where such collective work is practiced.
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Re: Ukrainian embroidery
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:04 am
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Re: Ukrainian embroidery
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 8:51 am
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Bright and colorful embroidered shirt from Volyn’ region of Ukraine (north-western part of the country). The beginning of the 20th century.
First Ukrainian shirts in this area were embroidered using 1 to 3 colors. But later, women began to use dozens of colors and shades on one garment. On this particular sleeve of the shirt, we see 8 colors.
The cross-stitch technique of embroidery also says that the shirt can be dated the early-middle 20th century. And the length as well – older embroidered shirts traditionally were long (ankle-length or at least below-the-knee-length).
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Re: Ukrainian embroidery
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:02 am
by sofiya
Sample of Ukrainian traditional embroidery on a vintage women’s shirt. Central Ukraine, the 19th – the beginning of the 20th century.
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Re: Ukrainian embroidery
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 9:21 am
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:44 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:25 am
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