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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-4696 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

'Do pidtochky' shirt made of bleached hemp canvas, sewn from six parts. Straight silhouette. The sleeve is one-piece, sewn along the warp, straight with a gusset, gathered at the bottom, and finished with a hem. The body and upper sleeve edges are densely gathered near the neckline. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, woolen thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, openwork embroidery, 'cutting,' surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch'
Dimensions
119x69x64 cm (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

'Do pidtochky' shirt made of bleached hemp canvas, sewn from six parts. Straight silhouette. The sleeve is one-piece, sewn along the warp, straight with a gusset, gathered at the bottom, and finished with a hem. The body and upper sleeve edges are densely gathered near the neckline. The neckline is oval with a central slit, finished with a narrow hem. The hem has two slit buttonholes for a ribbon. The shirt is embroidered with red and black woolen threads in a floral pattern using the 'cross-stitch' technique. The shoulder area has a narrow horizontal pattern stripe of a straight line (stem) with small stylized flowers and leaves attached on both sides. The floral pattern is framed on all four sides by two rows of 'cross-stitches.' Below, the sleeve field features scattered five-petal flowers with leaves and swirls. The hem is decorated with a geometric pattern of a broken line with extensions, made with the 'cutting' technique using bleached hemp threads. At the bottom near the connecting seams of the lower part, there is a thin vertical stripe of stylized floral pattern (8 cm high), made with the 'cross-stitch' technique in red and black woolen threads.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4696
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, woolen thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, openwork embroidery, 'cutting,' surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch'
Dimensions
119x69x64 cm (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, Zmiiv District, village of Yakovenkove

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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