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Khrystos Voskres! Christ is risen! Phew! Lent is over and true to tradition; I barely finished my annual Easter dress for Easter Mass. Every year at this time, I design and sew a Ukrainian inspired Easter dress. This year, I had trouble choosing between 4 dress designs. So by the time I nailed down a design and started the embroidery, it was already half way through Lent. Blue Ukrainian Embroidered Dress A...
“(Can’t) Kiss Me I’m Ukrainian Irish” Mask I recently finished this mask for a Ukrainian in Canada. I love the finished results! It’s a fun face covering for women with Irish and Ukrainian blood; or anyone who wants to wear a bright & unique mask. This green, lime, orange, yellow, and red mask is hand embroidered with an authentic Ukrainian pattern. Embroidered Face Mask Details: ~Cotton Aida Cloth ~Linen Lining ~DMC 100%...
I finished another couture face mask! Ukrainian Face Mask: ~Hand Embroidered with an authentic Ukrainian design ~Women’s Size ~DMC cotton threads in pink (fuscia), purple (lavender), blue, green, yellow, orange, and black colors. ~Linen Aida Cloth ~Linen Lining ~Pocket for filter ~Elastic bands to wrap around the ears ~These are fun and beautiful face coverings. You don’t have to be Ukrainian to wear them. Shop the unique and nonsurgical grade mask on the Anagrassia website: Couture...
Ukrainian Hand Embroidered Dress in Honor of My Babcha My Babcha was a special woman. Her story is quite remarkable and the lessons she taught me were even more so. I only hope to be as strong as her and pass on her spirit to others. Aside from her wisdom, her love of sewing was passed on to me. My babcha was an incredible seamstress! She was self taught and...
During the Coronavirus shutdown, the world was sheltered in place and the churches were forced to close. Even though the world isn’t fully opened at this point, we are slowly reopening. It’s really nice to have our churches open and the sacraments administered again. In the last few weeks, I received photos from (old) customers and friends who baptized their newborns in Anagrassia gowns passed down through their families. (Thank you...
When Ukrainian women find themselves in a pandemic and shutdown, you might find them hunched over and embroidering a face mask. With the mandatory face covering laws being pushed back until (at least) late September in Indiana, my mother decided she would commission me to make her a Ukrainian embroidered face mask. She sewed all the hand embroidery. We decided to sew it on a thick canvas, so that it would stand...