Ukraine, Lesia Pona / Pokuttya Folk Art, Hand Embroidered Women’s Linen Blouse 5

Product name: hand embroidered women’s linen blouse

Type of product: apparel

Description (story of the item): hand embroidered women’s linen blouse, traditional design, made with natural colour soft linen fabric, decorated with colour cotton moulinee(DMC).Embroidery techniques used for this blouse: combination of ''lyshtva", ''vykolyuvannya''(kind of ''birds eyes''), ''zernovyi vyvyd'', '''retyaz''(kind of cross stitch), ''merezshka''(lacework ). Embroidered neckline is also traditionally decorated with hand done tassels, at the front is a small opening, which gives more options while wearing the blouse. Blouse also has embroidered little cus. Reglan sleeves have little gathering in the top and bottom parts, but there is just a little gathering at the back, so it does not look ''puy''. This traditional shirt cut is universal for any woman's gure. Ornament which is used to decorate this blouse is typical for the Pokuttya region, this is a combination of rhomboid(symbol of Mother Earth and fertility) and geometrically stylized oak tree leaves(symbol of health).Traditionally white-on-white Pokuttya’s ornament is changed by the artist with attached red and dark blue colours, which makes the blouse more bright. It takes about two weeks to make this item , with ready embroidered patterns the blouse can be sewn in any size due  to custom order.

Materials: natural soft linen fabric (100%), colour cotton moulinee(DMC)

Measurements / size: model is wearing size S/M, length on the back 63cm

Availability: Made to order