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Woman’s shirt, inv. no. Тк-3954: photo 1 of 6
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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-3954 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Straight-cut 'dodiltna' shirt, sewn from two panels. Straight sleeve with an insert sewn along the weft, gathered at the bottom into fine pleats using the 'sewing to the collar' technique, and finished with a narrow hem with a single 'vystih' stitch. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-made fabric, cotton fabric, muslin, decorative and weaving material, thread, factory-made thread, hemp thread, woolen thread
Technique
Machine sewing, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork stitch
Dimensions
122x82x62 cm (sleeve from neckline)

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

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Description

Straight-cut 'dodiltna' shirt, sewn from two panels. Straight sleeve with an insert sewn along the weft, gathered at the bottom into fine pleats using the 'sewing to the collar' technique, and finished with a narrow hem with a single 'vystih' stitch. The insert is joined to the body with a double 'vystih' stitch, and the sleeve is sewn with a double machine seam. The body and inserts are gathered near the neckline into fine pleats using the 'sewing to the collar' technique. The neckline is 'kare' (square) with a central front slit (28 cm long), finished with a narrow hem with a double 'vystih' stitch and loop buttonholes at the edges. The shirt is decorated with black and red floral embroidery. The insert and upper sleeve feature a garland of roses with branches, leaves, and small red four-petal flowers. The hem near the edge is decorated with two horizontal lines of 'single prutyk' openwork stitch.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-3954
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-made fabric, cotton fabric, muslin, decorative and weaving material, thread, factory-made thread, hemp thread, woolen thread
Technique
Machine sewing, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork stitch
Dimensions
122x82x62 cm (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, Okhtyrka District, town of Lebedyn

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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