Ukrainian Embroidery [Hardcover]

Johanna Luciow (Author), etc. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1979

Many photos and drawings in color and black and white. Perfect bound, soft cover. 110 pages.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (April 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0442244657
• ISBN-13: 978-0442244651
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #787,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good introduction to modern Ukrainian embroidery, March 7, 2002

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O. Lechnowsky "kozulich" (Omaha NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ukrainian Embroidery (Hardcover)

For those interested in a basic introduction to Ukrainian embroidery, this is a good book. It seems to be aimed at an American or later generation Ukrainian-American audience, and it assumes little prior knowledge. It has been a standard in Ukrainian-American homes for many years. The explanations are clear, and the background information is plentiful (though slightly slanted to reflect the writers' backgrounds rather than the pan-Ukrainian experience). Sample patterns are included, though they would be easier for the novice to visualize if they were in color. The book concentrates on cross-stitch which, while the most wide-spread and simple stitch used in Ukraine today, is not nearly the most interesting, unique, or historical stitch in the Ukrainian embroiderer's repertoire. Realistically, there are many books for beginning cross-stitchers, and while the Ukrainian usage of that technique is quite specific in execution, it probably doesn't require too much extra explanation. The color plates are good, though a bit frustrating in that the patterns and techniques shown there are not sufficiently covered in the text - they are, in effect, teasers. The book also has a simple pattern for a lady's Ukrainian embroidered blouse (sorochka). The cut and usage is distinctly modern and simplified for the novice, but with the resurgance of interest in peasant styles in women's fashion, its a nice selling point. The book is well bound, and printed on quality paper which holds up quite well.