Woman’s shirt

Women's shirt 'to the hem.' Straight silhouette, body and hem sewn from five parts. The body is made from two panels of white factory canvas, the hem from three panels of coarse hemp canvas. The sleeve is long, straight, wide, with an insert sewn along the base, with a gusset, gathered at the bottom into a cuff (3.8 cm wide). The cuffs have buttonholes for buttons and are stitched with two rows of 'stem stitch' at the top and bottom. The body and inserts are gathered at the neckline into small pleats using the 'sewing to the collar' technique. The neckline is round with a thin band stitched with two rows of 'stem stitch.' At the end of the band is a buttonhole for a button. A 29 cm slit in the center front of the neckline has a placket attached. The sleeves, inserts, cuffs, and placket are embroidered with red and black cotton thread in a floral ornament. The insert and upper part of the sleeve have a horizontal pattern stripe of stylized tulips connected by stems and elongated leaves (6 cm wide). The sleeve has a scattered pattern of roses (Rosa centifolia). The cuffs and placket feature a wavy branch with roses and leaves (2 cm wide). The hem is decorated with teeth, hemmed with openwork. At the bottom of the hem is a horizontal stripe (2.5 cm wide) of geometric ornament (zigzag line with geometric figures in the recesses), framed on both sides by openwork borders. The embroidery is done with bleached hemp threads using 'cutting' and 'smooth' techniques. Legend: Used in Kharkiv region, part of the collection of the Sloboda Ukraine Museum named after G.S. Skovoroda (according to the inventory book).