Ukrainian traditional costume: embroidery - part 2

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Satin stitch (гладь, лиштва, настилування) techniques also vary.

There is a freeform satin stitch that just fills a certain areas. It's typical for central parts of Ukraine, like Poltava region.
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There is also counted satin stitch, so the elements of embroidery are perfectly even.

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There are numerous examples of such embroidery. Straight satin stitch is made along the fabric threads:

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Angled satin stitch is made at 45 degrees to the fabric threads:

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Also the embroidery can fill freeform shapes, but every piece of it is made in tiny squares - brick satin stitch:

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Satin stitch can be made in perfect rectangles - rolling pin (качалочка):

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There is also an interesting technique called nightingale's eyes (солов'їні вічка): all stitches form a square and go to a single spot, so a hole is made.

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This type of satin stitch can create a look similar to excision, yet different, as you don't need to hem any edges.

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Stringing (низь, низинка) is method of creating the patterns with a straight stitch.

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It can be monochrome, then you see a "negative" of the pattern on the back:

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Or colorful:

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To be continued...