Woman’s shirt

Shirt of straight silhouette, "long". The body is sewn from two panels. The sleeve is straight with a gusset and cuff, sewn along the weft, gathered at the bottom and finished with a narrow hem. The cuffs and body are slightly gathered near the neckline. The neckline is "square" with a slit 22.5 cm long in the center front, hemmed with the same hem as the bottom of the sleeve, with a loop fastener and button. The shirt is decorated with stylized plant ornament, executed in black and red wool using "cross-stitch"—cuff, sleeve, hem, placket slit and narrow stripes of geometric ornament, embroidered with the same threads using "staple stitch"—neckline and sleeve hems. On the cuff—a horizontal garland of flowers—carnations and roses with branches, leaves, and buds. On the upper part of the sleeve—two horizontal stripes of plant ornament: flower and branches. The sleeve is decorated with individual flowers, arranged in three rows in a checkerboard pattern. The hem and placket slit are decorated with the same ornament, composed of branches with a berry. On the neckline and sleeve hems, "chains" are embroidered, formed by intertwined black and red zigzag lines. The joining seams of the sleeve at the hem and the body at the hem are not sewn, the fabric edges are decorated with red thread ("overcast"). The joining seams of the sleeve, cuff, and gusset are executed with red thread ("backstitch"), the placket slit and hem are hemmed with the same thread.