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Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts! Feel free to use these photos for your reconstruction projects

Originally published 30 May 2023 · 2 min read
Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts! Feel free to use these photos for your reconstruction projects

Sometimes, it can be hard to find high-quality photos of Ukrainian needlework patterns so that you could use them to recreate Ukrainian traditional embroidered shirts or other pieces of clothing. We’re always trying to gather such pictures and share them with you, our beloved readers. We know how important it is to preserve and protect the national heritage and cultural achievements of all of the countries around the world. And in this post, we’d love to show you striking vintage needlework designs used by Ukrainian women over a hundred years ago.

Ukrainian garments from these photos are kept in private collections, so it’s a rare occasion when we can see them so closely and inspect them in such detail. Enjoy the variety and beauty of Ukrainian traditional embroidery!

Embroidery from Sumy region of Ukraine, Okhtyrka district, the late 19th – early 20th century


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Needlework from Poltava region of Ukraine, Myrhorod district, the late 19th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery pattern from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kosiv district, village of Babyn, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Needlework design from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kalush district, Mezhyrichchia village, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery from Donetsk region of Ukraine, Kramatorsk district, the late 19th – early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Needlework from Luhansk region of Ukraine, Siverodonetsk district, the late 19th – early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery pattern from Rivne region of Ukraine, Sarny district, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Needlework pattern from Kyiv region of Ukraine, Fastiv district, the late 19th – early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery design from Cherkasy region of Ukraine, Cherkasy district, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Needlework from Kharkiv region of Ukraine, Izium district, the late 19th – early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery from Odesa region of Ukraine, Podil district, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Needlework design from Zakarpattia region of Ukraine, Khust district, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery pattern from Ternopil region of Ukraine, Chortkiv district, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Needlework pattern from Khmelnytsk region of Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi district, the early 20th century

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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Embroidery pattern from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Verkhovyna district, village of Biloberizka, the 1920-1930s

Ukrainian needlework – close-ups of vintage embroidered shirts
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