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02 November 2026

Kyiv Oblast

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Kyiv region embroidery is not one tradition but four: Polissian geometry in zanyzuvannia in the north, red and black Brocard cross-stitch on the Right Bank, geometric satin stitch and cutwork on the left bank towards Chernihiv, and white-on-white work towards Poltava. Of most regions you …

Motifs

Bunch of grapes

A common motif of Brocard embroidery: a plant ornament in cross stitch.

Sources

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