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Belarus Icon

Cross Stitch Pattern is available on my Etsy shop.

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Bahach - Spirit of Wealth - Box

Canvaswork pattern on Etsy

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Love & Cherish Wedding Gift

Cross stitch design based on pagan Belarusan symbolic embroidery. 

The symbols used are: Love Doves, Fern-Flower, Vase,  Harmony and Compliance, Child Star, Protective Motif (Abiareh/Obereg) .

The Pattern and details are here 

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Home Sense

The origin of the name “Belarus”, which means “white land”, is still uncertain. Some historians believe that “white” in the old Slavic culture meant “clean, free”, pointing to the fact that Belarus was never conquered or occupied by the Gold Horde (Mongol-Tatar invasion) unlike the other principalities in the area in the 13-15th centuries.

Others believe that this name is much older. The nation was identified with “white” after the folk’s favorite colour used for clothing. The Belarusans didn’t dye their homemade fabrics. They loved the natural look of their native flax – the more it was washed, the whiter it got. It was typical for them to embellish their white clothes and linens with red embroidery. Over time red and white have become part of their heritage and are represented in their traditional embroidery and used in their national (historical) flag.

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HOME SENSE design was published in the “A Needle Pulling Thread” magazine, Summer 2010 issue.  

The pattern can be found on my Etsy store

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Spirit Of Belarus’ embroidery designs

I am starting to tell about my embroidery and my small company for stitching patterns. In my first post, I need to present myself first ).

I was born in Belarus. In 1999, when I was 40, I immigrated to Canada bringing my old dream along. I had dreamed of stitching. (meant that back home, I  had no opportunities...) 

In 2005, I joined Toronto Guild of Stitchery.  In 2008, I started my small designing company “Spirit of Belarus”. In 2010, I joined Needlework Designers of Canada group.

My work has been published in A Needle Pulling Thread magazine (so far, 19 of my designs have been already published), in Embroidery Canada magazine and displayed at CreativFestival in Toronto. As well, I teach workshops in Belarusan Nizanka techniques at CreativFestival and other places. I have written “Tutorial” in Nizanka. (It can be found for free download on the Internet and on my store).

Two of my pieces have been chosen as a part of the juried Threadworks 2016 Travelling Show.

All of my designs are  based on Belarusan traditional ornamental motifs or on Belarusan iconic images. I try to transform the traditional patterns into modern designs enriched with diverse diverse stitching techniques. I work inndifferent techniques , with different colours, but I still think Belarusan :) 

I hope that in a country rich with the stitching traditions of many nations, needleworkers can now try their needles at stitching a piece inspired by the traditions of Belarusa needlework and to include it in the mosaic of Canadian stitching styles.

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