Friday, January 27, 2017

More Kosmach Embroidery


Hello all, 

I have recently acquired a book by Hryhoryj Smol'skyj, which has images of ustawky [sleeve insets] of women's chemises from the village of Kosmach in Hutsulshchyna.  I have already written one article about Kosmach. Their embroidery is done in cross stitch, in warm yellow-orange-red tones, as shown in the painting above. 

More recently, the embroiderers of Kosmach have added more colors to their embroidery, such as blue, violet and burgundy, but have not changed the feel of the overall designs. The embroideries shown do not reflect these recent changes.

The following two photos show how the insets are sewn into the chemises.




 Here are the embroidery designs, and the names that they have in the village. Do not take the names too literally.

Pіжкаті  Rizhkati - Horned


  
Пушкаті Pushkati - fingertips

   
Лекичі Lekychi or Летячі - Flying


 
Перлові Perlovi - Pearl



Ільчисті Il'chysti - Flower



 Рітські Ritski - From the village of Richka



Скрепчисті Skrepchysti -Fiddle

 Соснові Sosnovi - Pine tree


Волоськi Voloski - Wallachian


Горiшкові Horishkovi - Nuts


 Кучериві Kucheryvi - Curly


Павукові Pavukovi - Spiders


Ключкові Kljuchkovi - Keys or birds flying in a V



Нумерові Numerovi - Numbers



Микулинськi Mykulynski - From the village of Mykulychyn or Курячі лапки Kurjachi lapky - Chicken feet



Безконечник Bezkonechnyk or без вулиць bez vulyts' - Neverending or without roads




Безконечник Bezkonechnyk - Neverending



Сливові Slyvovi - Plums



Черешневі Chereshnevi - Cherries



Скосики Skosyky - Angled or Зубчисті Zubchysti - Toothed



Рожеві Rozhevi - Roses



Дубовий лист Dubovyj lyst - Oak leaf



Кнігинькові Knihynkovi - Princess



Баранкові Barankovi - Rams



Баранкові Barankovi - Rams 2



Дев'ять пушок Devyat' pushok - Nine fingertips



Качурові Kachurovi - Ducks



Рожнівські Rozhniwski - From the village of Rozhniw



Пушкаті дрібнонькі Pushkati dribnon'ki - Tiny fingertips



Хлопчики Khlopchyky - Boys



Thank you for reading.

Roman K

rkozakand@aol.com

Hryhoriy Smolsky, 'Kosmach Vustavka', L'viw, 2013




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