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Published 08/28/2018 I’m excited to FINALLY finish some Ukrainian embroidered projects and share them this fall. One of the projects has been in the works since September 2017. Here are just a few photos of some of the mock-ups and samples of the products coming out soon! Gigi photographed in her sample dress for her very first vyshyvanka! Burdastyle Pattern 06/2018 Folk Dress for Girls...
Published 12/20/2013 Clothes really are worth passing on. Certain pieces are made to last and are important elements of the stories that tell the history of a love, a family, and how things came to be the way they are. That hideous fur coat? It shows the streak of reckless elegance that runs in the family, just as those pointed leather cowboy boots do, worn for generations. First Ukrainian Dress I...
Published April 7, 2018 Happy Easter! (Read more about my Easter dress here and Gigi’s Easter dress here) Here are photos of my Floral Easter Jacket. I used Burdastyle’s 08/2016 Coat #116 pattern. (Pattern adjustments: FULLY LINED, SIDE SLITS, LOWER BACK PIECE CUT ON FOLD) I used the Egyptian cotton lining scraps from Beranger’s jacket. Work In Progress…Choosing the pocket design and placement....
My recipe for my family’s Ukrainian “Paska” bread. Ingredients: 7 cups of all-purpose flour 2 packages of dry yeast (4.5 teaspoons) 2 cups of water 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of butter (Kerrigold Irish Butter is my favorite!) 2 teaspoons of salt 3 eggs 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon of water 1 Tablespoon of olive/sunflower oil Step 1: In large mixer bowl combine 3 cups of flour and the yeast. ________________ Step 2: In saucepan, heat together...