Makelings latest project: Make a Ukrainian vyshyvanka blouse for my eldest granddaughter, Gloria. This is the first installment of a four part series documenting my process for making this blouse. What is a Vyshyvanka Blouse and why am I making one? Vyshyvanka is the Ukrainian word for the embroidered blouses, chemises and shirts that are part of traditional Ukrainian national...Continue Reading
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