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26 October 2026

Volyn Oblast

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Volyn embroidery is built on geometry: stars, rhombuses and zigzags set one inside another, in red on linen with touches of blue and black. In the Polissian north the sleeves of a festive shirt were covered entirely in horizontal bands, while in western Volyn a …

Motifs

Stars and rhombuses

A rhythmic repetition of geometric figures set one inside another, a technique of western Volhynia.

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