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Letter to the Editor In th e Ja n . ’78 issue o f " O u r L ife ” th e re w a s an e m b ro id e ry p a tte rn fo r a c h u rc h . T h is e m b ro id e ry c o u ld be used as a b o o k m a rk o r b e ll-h a n g e r. I w as v e ry m u c h im p re s s e d w ith it. W o u ld y o u have an E n g lis h tra n s la tio n o f th e in s tru c tio n s fo r e m b ro id e rin g th is c h u rc h ? T h a n k y o u v e ry m u ch . S in c e re ly , Mrs. J. Dodson T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r le tte r, M rs. D o d so n . T h e tra n s la tio n y o u re q u e s t a p pe a rs b e lo w . CHURCH IN FLAMES (about embroideries of women- prisoners) A r e c e n t ly p u b lis h e d a lb u m , Nezdolanyj Duch (Invincible Spirit), b y th e U k ra in ia n P u b lis h in g C o. "S m o lo - s k y p ,” p re s e n ts s a m p le s o f p o e m s and e m b ro id e rie s o f U k ra in ia n p o litic a l p ri s o n e rs in th e U SSR. T h e e m b ro id e rie s c o n s is te d o f s m a ll o b je c ts — b o o k m arks, lin e n n a p k in s , and p h o to alb u m s. H o w e ve r, th e q u a lity o f th e m o tifs and th e ir c o m p o s itio n is on an e x tre m e ly h ig h level. F rom a m o n g a ll th e e m b ro id e re d p ieces, w e ’ll d is c u s s o n e b o o k m a rk , ca lle d ’’C h u rc h in F lam e s” . T h e pie ce c o n s is ts o f tw o p a rts — a n a rro w e m b ro id e re d s trip a n d a tria n g le a tta c h e d to th e b o tto m o f it. T h e tria n g le is fla t on to p and a lso e m b ro id e re d . T h e th e m e o f th e p ie ce , ’’C h u rc h in F lam e s” , is lo c a te d in th e tria n g le . It is e m b ro id e re d w ith c ro s s s titc h o n all s id e s — th e to p and b o tto m in a b o x fo r m a tio n and th e sid e s in a s te p fo rm a tio n . T h e c o n to u rs o f th e c h u rc h are d o n e in b la c k h a lf-c ro s s s titc h . H e re and th e re , y e llo w th re a d a c c e n ts th e fla m e s. T h e w in d o w s a re a lso d o n e in y e llo w and th e d o o r is o u tlin e d in th e s a m e c o lo r. Red, d e p ic tin g th e fla m e s, b o rd e rs th e c h u rc h . T h in b la c k o rn a m e n ts , d o n e in h a lf c ro s s s titc h , a re seen in th e b a c k g ro u n d . T h is d e s ig n s y m b o liz e s p la n t life , w h ic h C O R R E C T IO N In our December issue, the ’’Features” section of Contents 1978 (pg. 37) did not include the article by Chris tina Nawrocky — UNWLA representative at the 87th Annual Convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs — 8 . is a lw a y s seen a ro u n d a U k ra n ia n c h u rc h . T h e e x tre m e b o tto m o f th e tria n g le is b o rd e re d in red; th e n a red frin g e is a d d ed . T h e tr ia n g le has a red s trip e w h e re it is a tta c h e d to th e n a rro w s trip o f th e b o o k m a rk . O u r w o m e n -p ris o n e rs d id th e em b ro id e ry w ith n a rro w w o o le n rib b o n ("h a ra s iv k a ” ). It can a lso be d o n e w ith D M C th re a a s , size #12. T h e c o lo rs used are: red #666 and y e llo w #742. T h e b la c k can be d o n e in M o u lin e #310. T h e c u p o la o f th e c h u rc h a n d th e s y m b o l o f th e sun can be fille d in w ith g o ld th re a d . T h e b o o k m e n tio n e d here, Nezdo lanyj Duch", can be o rd e re d th ro u g h " S m o lo s k y p ” fo r $25.00. EVENTS AT THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM T h e fo llo w in g le c tu re s , e x h ib its and w o rk s h o p s to o k p la c e a t th e U k ra in ia n M use u m . • O n O c to b e r 6, M rs. T a n ia K e is ga ve a le c tu re on ’’U k ra in ia n D e m o n o lo g y in th e P a in tin g s o f M y k o la B u to v ic h .” • I n c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e c u rre n t e x h ib it, ’’T ra d itio n a l D e s ig n s in U k ra in ia n T e x tile s ” , th e U k ra in ia n M u s e u m o ffe re d a e m b ro id e ry w o rk s h o p a n d p re s e n te d le c tu re s o n ru s h n y k y ; e m b ro id e re d and w o ve n ritu a l c lo th s . • T h e le c tu re , ” Rushnyky — U k ra in ia n R itu a l C lo th s " s u p p le m e n te d b y s lid e s and s a m p le s fro m th e m u s e u m c o lle c tio n , w as g ive n O c to b e r 28 a n d 2 9th b y M rs. L u b o w W o ly n e tz . • D u r in g th e e m b ro id e ry w o rk s h o p , M rs. W o lo n e tz , th e in s tru c to r, p ro v id e d a g e n e ra l in tro d u c tio n to th e ty p e s o f fa b ric s a n d th re a d s c o m m o n ly used a n d ta u g h t a p p ro x im a te ly 15 s titc h e s and th e ir c o m b in a tio n s in tra d itio n a l d e s ig n s . In a d d itio n to a s a m p le r, each p a rtic ip a n t e m b ro id e re d a s m a ll ritu a l c lo th a n d a s e rv ie tte d u rin g th e c o u rs e o f th e w o rk s h o p . T h is w o rk s h o p c o n s is te d o f te n s e s s io n s w h ic h w e re g iv e n e v e ry S a tu rd a y fro m S e p te m b e r 2 3 rd th ro u g h D e c e m b e r 2, 1978. • T h e e x h ib it, N ik ifo r, th e N a ive P a in te r o f K ry n ic a (N o v. 11, 1978 - Ja n . 28, 1979) d is p la y s 50 w o rk s b y th is n o te d U k ra in ia n p rim itiv e p a in te r. O n v ie w is also an e x h ib it o f lite ra tu re in v a rio u s la n g u a g e s o n th e a rtis t a n d 40 s lid e s d e p ic tin g K ry n ic a w h e re N ik ifo r lived and p a in te d m o s t o f h is life. • D u r in g "S la v ic C u ltu re W e e k ” , D e c e m b e r 3-10, 1978, th e U k ra in ia n M use u m p re p a re d a s p e c ia l s lid e e x h ib it c o n s is tin g o f fo u r se p a ra te c o n tin u o u s s lid e p re s e n ta tio n s o n th e fo llo w in g s u b je c ts : U k ra in ia n C h u rc h e s , R itu a l B reads, Pysanky — U k ra in ia n E aster E ggs and Rushnyky — U k ra in ia n R itu a l C lo th s . •D e c e m b e r 8 -1 7 th , th e p o p u la r c h ild r e n ’s C h ris tm a s w o rk s h o p w as g ive n . B e sid e s m a k in g C h ris tm a s d e c o ra tio n s , th e c h ild re n h eard a s h o rt illu s tr itiv e ta lk o n U k ra in ia n C h ris tm a s tra d itio n s . A ta b le w as se t u p d e p ic tin g th e tra d itio n a l U k ra in ia n C h ris tm a s Eve s u p p e r a n d V e rte p - th e U k ra in ia n C h ris tm a s P u p p e t th e a te r w as a lso e x h ib ite d . FORTHCOMING EVENTS: ‘ F e b ru a ry 10 — M a rc h 18, 1979, e x h ib it o f U k ra in ia n U n d e r g ro u n d W ritin g s . T h e e x h ib it fe a tu re s a d is p la y o f d o c u m e n ts w ritte n b y p ro m in e n t U k ra in ia n a n d n o n -U k ra in ia n hu m a n rig h ts a c tiv is ts in th e S o v ie t U n io n . •M a rc h 23 — M ay 13, 1979 E x h ib itio n o f P ys a n k y — U k ra in ia n E aster Eggs fro m th e p riv a te c o lle c tio n o f M r. Z e n o n E lijiw . In c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e e x h ib it, a th re e w e e k e n d p ro g ra m is p la n n e d w h ic h fe a tu re s a film o n Pysanky, w o rk s h o p s , d e m o n s tra tio n s and le c tu re s . Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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