Cross Stitch - вишванка Club

Cross Stitch - вишиванка  Club - Culture Connection 

Внизу українською - In Ukrainian below

Join us to revive this traditional art!  Learn how to Cross Stitch.  Teach others.  Beginners welcome.

Make your own Vyshyvanka Sampler or a Cross Stitch Sampler.  

We also have Sewing Machines and Crafting materials 

Meetings on Friday mornings 10-12.  

FREE. Materials Supplied.

Please register to participate. 

ONE TIME REGISTRATION LINK  (you don't need to register every week)

In the United States, since the time of the first colonists, American cross stitch taught girls to read, write, sew, design, create.  Family histories, births, deaths, marriages were even recorded on needlework.

Ukrainian women have been embroidering for centuries. Embroidery became a form of decoration for clothing, fabrics and churches.  The Vyshyvanka is a traditional embroidered shirt.  Folk embroidery was symbolic and connected with a great number of beliefs, myths, and superstitions. Embroidery is still considered a national pastime and is a part of the Ukrainian cultural and national identity.