They are not only beautiful embroidered blouses and shirts!
Ukrainians believe that each stitch of embroidery encrypts the genetic code of the nation, like a part of the Ukrainian soul 💛💙
According to folklore, the first embroidered shirts protected their owners from the forces of evil - so the shirts were decorated with ornaments in those places where evil spirits might get under the clothes - on the sleeves, at the collar, under the hem…
One of our master designers - Olena from Lviv - reveals some amazing secrets about Ukrainian vyshyvanky in a chat we had with her a few months ago. Have a look, the video is below 👇👇👇
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