Examples of an ancient and symbolic handcraft, designed and showcased in modern-day Ukraine. This is traditional embroidery. The styles of folk dress date back centuries; the colors, patterns and type of stitching - past down -from generation to generation.
Ukraine Today: How traditional embroidery tells Ukraine’s story
People wearing vyshyvankas, traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts, take part in a Vyshyvanka March rally marking Independence Day of Ukraine in Kyiv on Aug. 24.
