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Ukrainian embroidery (Ukrainian: вишивка, romanized: vyshyvka) occupies an important place among the various branches of Ukrainian decorative arts. [1] Embroidery has a rich history in Ukraine, and has long appeared in Ukrainian folk dress as well as played a part in traditional Ukrainian weddings and other celebrations. [ 2 ]
The embroidery is a fundamental element of the Ukrainian folk costume in both sexes. [10]: 16 Ukrainian vyshyvanka is distinguished by local embroidery features specific to Ukrainian embroidery: The vyshyvanka not only speaks of its Ukrainian origin but also of the particular region in which it was made. The knowing eye could detect where a ...
Ukrainian man and woman wearing traditional clothing. Ukrainian national clothing is the clothing worn by people living in Ukraine, mainly ethnic Ukrainians. The most famous Ukrainian clothing items are the embroidered shirt (), a cloth sash and a vinok flower crown.
Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called vyshyvankas. It is celebrated the third Thursday of May. [1] Vyshyvankas are, along with pysankas (traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs), one of the best known symbols of Ukrainian culture. [1]
The iconic embroidered shirt or blouse, the vyshyvanka, [29] is the most recognizable part of Ukrainian national costume, and even has its own public celebration in May. [30] For men, traditional dress also includes kozhukh, kontusz, żupan and sharovary.
A rushnyk or rushnik (Ukrainian: рушник [rʊʃˈnɪk] ⓘ, Belarusian: ручнік, ručnik [rut͡ʂˈnʲik] ⓘ, Russian: полотенце ручник [rʊt͡ɕˈnʲik], Rusyn: ручник) is a decorative and ritual cloth. Made of linen or cotton it usually represents woven or embroidered designs, symbols and cryptograms of the ...
Pages in category "Ukrainian folk clothing" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Ukrainian embroidery; Ukrainian wreath; V. Vyshyvanka; W ...
Ukrainian embroiderers (9 P) Pages in category "Textile arts of Ukraine" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Ukrainian embroidery; V ...