R20
Long Rushnyk
Size 13.5" x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
 

R20a
Enlarged  center view of Rushnyk 20. There are 6 rows of cutwork which are interwoven with pink silk thread. Fabric is Aida Cloth -
like a basket weave. Click on image to getter a bigger and better image.

R22
Long Rushnyk
Size 13" x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.

R22a
Enlarged  center view of Rushnyk 22. There are 6 rows of cutwork which are interwoven with gold silk thread on either side. Fabric is a heavier Aida Cloth -
like a basket weave. Click on image to getter a bigger and better image. Ideal to use as a table runner.

R24
Long Rushnyk
Size 13" x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.

R24a
Enlarged  bottom view of Rushnyk 24. There are 6 rows of cutwork which are interwoven with gold silk thread. Fabric is Aida Cloth -
like a basket weave. Click on image to getter a bigger and better image.

R24b
Enlarged  center view or main pattern of Rushnyk 24. Embroidered in huckweaving style in "old gold" silk floss.

R24c
Enlarged  top pattern of Rushnyk 24. The threads glisten in the light. Ideal to use as a table runner.

R2
Long Rushnyk
13"  x 70"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
sold
 

R10
Long Rushnyk
Burgundy Color
13"  x 74"
1 in stock
$79.95 ea.

R10a
Enlarged view of R10. The embroidered pattern is huckweaving. The same pattern is done on the opposite side.  Embroidered in burgundy colors. The back side is the reverse of the front side. Embroidery technique is "nyzynka" meaning low. 4 rows of cutwork.
 

R1
Long Rushnyk
13 1/5"  x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
sold

R1a
Enlarged view of R1 of the  embroidered pattern at the ends of the rushnyk. The embroidery is cross stitch. The same pattern is done on the opposite side. The embroidered pattern is 8" long; 20" of the material in the middle is left plain.

R1b
Enlarged view of R1 of the  embroidered pattern at the center of the whole designs. The embroidered pattern of the three triangles with the hearts on top and bottom is about 13' long.  

R1c
Enlarged view of R1 of the top of the main design of the rushnyk. The colors are a deep red with a wine as a complimentary color.

Please click on the images to get a larger view of the designs.

R13
Long Rushnyk
Traditional Roses
Size 13" x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
sold

R13a
Enlarged view of R13a. The embroidered technique is cross stitch. The same pattern is done on the opposite side.  The pattern of roses is repeated on the opposite end.  34" of the material in the middle is left plain. Fabric is Aida cloth
- a type of closely knit basket weave.

R13b
Enlarged view of R13b of the roses. There are 8 rows of cutwork with thread running through. The fringes are hand knotted.  Embroidered by village women in Kolymaya, Western Ukraine. As with all the rushnyky wash in warm sudsy water,
 hang over an iron board,
iron on low heat.
 

R4
Long Rushnyk
12"  x 72"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
sold

R4a
Enlarged view of R4 main embroidered pattern. The embroidery is cross stitch. The same pattern is done on the opposite side. The embroidered pattern is 21" long; 29" of the material in the middle is left plain.
 

R6
Long Rushnyk
Traditional Roses
Material for the Rushnyk Hand loom woven linen
12"  x 76"
$99.95 ea.
sold

R6a
Enlarged view of R6.  Theme - Roses which are a bright color. The pictures do not  quite show the true red. The embroidered pattern is done in cross stitching. It is 22" long on the opposite ends. All the fringes are gathered in small groups and hand tied. A very traditional work of embroidery featuring the very popular design of ROSES

R15
Long Rushnyk
13"  x 70"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
sold

R15a
Enlarged bottom view of R15 which is the same as the top section. The embroidery is cross stitch. The same pattern is done on the opposite side. The embroidered pattern is 22" long;  26" of the material in the middle is left plain. There are 2 rows of cutwork on bottom edges of rushnyk

R15b
Enlarged view of R4 the middle embroidered section. This section is 9 1/2 " long. The same pattern is done on the opposite side.

R16
Long Rushnyk
13"  x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.

sold

R16a
Enlarged view of R16. Roses and cherries are the main theme. Embroidery is cross stitch. The same pattern is done on the opposite side. The embroidered pattern is 27" long; then about 28" of pale white in the middle.

R16b
Enlarged view of R4 main embroidered pattern. The embroidery is cross stitch. The same pattern is done on the opposite side. The embroidered pattern is 21" long; 26" of the material in the middle is left plain.

R18
Long Rushnyk
Fully Embroidered Rushnyk
13"  x 80"
$99.95 ea.
sold

R18a
The embroidered pattern is about 30" long including the 3 diamonds toward the center.  Cherries and Stars motif. An elaborate work of art. Fabric is a heavier weight of Aida cloth.
 

R18b
Enlarged View of the elaborate design done in
   cross stitch. The pattern repeats itself on the opposite end. Ideal for a
wedding or anniversary present.
  
 

Married Couple in a village 
in  Western Ukraine. The bride Halia is wearing a kerchief which indicates that she is now a women - not a maiden. Tradition is that now her head has to be covered. The groom Slavko is wearing a shirt that Halia embroidered for him. On the wall behind them is large loom woven rug.
 

        Background Information on RUSHNYKY
                    Beside cross stitch a common embroider technique used especially in the long and narrow runners (rushnyky) is called Swedish or huck weaving. The Ukrainian term used is ny-zyn-ka meaning "low".  
                 Rushnyky are very commonly used in all forms of ceremonial rituals. I observed on the engagement of my young relative that she began to embroider a rushnyk for her future husband as a sign of marriage commitment. At the wedding ceremony the young couple bridal couple then stood on the embroidered rushnyk.  Midway through the liturgy the bridal couple's hands are joined together and tied with a shorter rushnyk as a symbol of their devotion to each other forever. In addition to the rushnyky being used in wedding ceremonies,  they are hung over icon pictures at home or in church; given away at
funerals to pallbearers, grave diggers, cooks and other helpers.
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                  Dr. Natalie Kononenko, a professor in Ukrainian Folklore at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada explains, " that a rushnyk is a ritual towel. The word comes from ruka, meaning hand, and a regular rushnyk would be simply a towel, a piece of cloth that a person could use to wipe his or her hands. Rushnyk has acquired and is currently used in a double meaning: it retains its simple meaning of "towel" and it has also acquired the meaning of ritual object. The ritual rushnyk is a very important item to which a great deal of power is ascribed. It is used … to protect the home and insure the prosperity and fertility of the inhabitants of the household, among other things.

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