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Rushnyky
Hand Embroidered
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Rushnyky
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UKRAINIAN RUSHNYKY
NEW STYLES WITH GOLD SILK FLOSS.
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R12
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Gold Silk Floss on Aida Cloth. 8 rows of cutwork with
thread running through the
holes. 1 in stock
9" x 54"
$34.95 ea.
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R12a
Enlarged view of Rushnyk 12. The embroidered pattern in
huckweaving is about 17" 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.
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R13
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Gold Silk Floss on Aida Cloth. 6 rows of cutwork with gold
thread running
through the holes.
9 1/2" x 52"
1 in stock
$34.95 ea.
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R13a
Enlarged view of Rushnyk 2. The embroidered pattern in
huckweaving is about 16" 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.
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R2
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Gold Silk Floss on Aida Cloth. 4 rows of cutwork with gold
thread running
through the holes.
9 1/2" x 52"
2 in stock
$34.95 ea.
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R2a
Enlarged view of Rushnyk 2. The embroidered pattern in
huckweaving is about 16" 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. Colors used are
identical to Rushnyk 3.
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R3
Long Rushnyk
Size 13" x 72"
1 in stock
$84.95 ea. Click on image to getter a bigger and better image.
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R3a
Enlarged bottom view of Rushnyk 3. The colors are identical
to the ones used in the short and narrow rushnyk R2. There are 6
rows of cutwork which are interwoven with gold silk thread.
Fabric is Aida Cloth -
like a basket weave.
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R3b
Enlarged view of Rushnyk 3. 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.
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R4
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Size 6 1/2" x 35"
3 in stock
$19.95 ea.
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R4a
Enlarged view of R4 The embroidered technique is huckweaving. 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.
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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.
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R5
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Size 7" x 29 1/2"
Cross stitch embroidery
4 Rows of cutwork
1 in stock
$19.95 ea.
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R5a
Enlarged view of R5. The embroidered pattern is done in cross
stitching. The same pattern is done on the opposite
side. Ideal to cover an icon
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R8
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Size 7 1/2" x 38"
Very Elegant in Burgundy
4 Rows of cutwork
1 in stock
$24.95 ea.
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R8a
Enlarged view of R8. The embroidered pattern is huckweaving,
about 10" 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.
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R6
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Size 7 1/2" x 38"
6 Rows of cutwork
1 in stock
$24.95 ea. |

R6a
Enlarged view of R12 The embroidered technique is huckweaving. 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.
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R7c
Short and Narrow Rushnyk
Size 7 1/2" x 40"
4 Rows of cutwork
3 in stock
$24.95 ea. |

R7d
Enlarged view of Rushnyk7c. The embroidered pattern in
huckweaving is about 10" 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.
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R9
Loom woven Linen Rushnyk 12 1/2" x
80"
2 in stock
$69.95 ea. |

R9a
Enlarged View of
the elaborate
design done in huck weaving
in DEEP RED. Fabric is
very soft. The fringes
are hand knotted.
A beautiful piece
of art. |

R11
Loom woven Linen Rushnyk
12 " x 80"
2 in stock
$64.95 ea. |

R11a
Enlarged View of the elaborate
design done in huck weaving (nyzynka)in
typical
Hutsul Colors.
Fabric is very soft.
The fringes are hand knotted. A beautiful piece of art. |
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R15
Loom woven Rushnyk
Acrylic & Polyester - Strong Fabric 13" x
84"
2 in stock
$44.95 ea.
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R15a
Enlarged View of
the elaborate
design done in traditional red and
black colors. The fringes
are hand knotted. A beautiful piece
of art. Can be used
for "prvit" greeting ceremony with the kolach and salt
as
both sides are the same and drape well. Also can be
draped over large icon.
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R17
Loom woven Rushnyk
Acrylic & Polyester - Strong Fabric 13" x
84"
1 in stock
$44.95 ea. |

R17a
Enlarged View of
the elaborate
design done in traditional red and
black colors. The fringes
are hand knotted.
A beautiful piece
of art. Can be used
for "prvit" greeting ceremony with the kolach and salt
as
both sides are the same and drape well. Also can be
draped over large icon.
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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
the 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.
The origin of the ritual power of the rushnyk is obscure. It may have
something to do with the ritual potency of weaving and thus of all
cloth. Because the human body is a central symbol in Ukrainian
culture, the power of the rushnyk may be connected to the power of
cloth to clothe the body. This meaning appears in the begging songs of
minstrels and in ritual in the form of the kryzhma, a special cloth
given by the godmother and used in baptism. The power of the rushnyk
may come from the sacred act of of embroidery."
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