R8
Long Rushnyk
Size 13" x 74"
1 in stock
$89.95 ea.
 

R8a
Enlarged  bottom view of Rushnyk 8. 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

R8b
Enlarged view of Rushnyk 8. The embroidered pattern is huckweaving, about 25" long.  The same pattern is done on the opposite  side. Gold Silk floss threads are the main color scheme with hints of olive green and a rusty orange in the center of diamond patterns. 

R7
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Old Gold Silk Floss on Aida Cloth. 6 rows of cutwork with gold thread running through the holes.  8 1/2" x 40"  
1 in stock
  $34.95 ea.
sold

R7a
Enlarged view of R7. The embroidered pattern is huckweaving, about 14" long. The same pattern is done on the opposite side.   Ideal to cover an icon - also used during a wedding ceremony
for tying the bride's and groom's hands. Click on image

R10
Long Rushnyk
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.

R11
Long Rushnyk
12 1/2"  x 70"
1 in stock
$79.95 ea.
sold

R11a
Enlarged view of R11. 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.

R12
Long Rushnyk
13"  x 73"
1 in stock
$79.95 ea.

R12a
Enlarged view of R23. 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.

R13
Long Rushnyk
Traditional Roses
Size 13" x 74"
1 in stock
$94.95 ea.

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 a 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.
 

R15
Long Rushnyk
Traditional Roses
Material for the Rushnyk Hand loom woven linen
12"  x 76"
1 in stock
$99.95 ea.
sold

R15a
Enlarged view of R15.  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.

R18
Long Rushnyk
Fully Embroidered Rushnyk
13"  x 80"
1 in stock
$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.

Table 2
Corner Border 
Size is 25" x 27"
$64.95 ea.

Table 2a
Enlarged view of  designs that are embroidered  on most of the Aida cloth material. Is a heavier weight of material.

Table 2b
Center view of tablecloth 
 Cutwork is sewn into the fold over hem Design of pattern all along is 6 1/2 inches wide.

Table 2c
The center white piece which is not embroidered measures
10 1/2 inches by 10".

        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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