Embroidery

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The embroidery and patterns in this display unit are all from the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic parish in Sydney, and its members. Cross-stitch, embroidery and other stitching are a strong part of Ukrainian   traditional culture. Two framed icons of Christ, the Madonna and child, and a third framed image of a Ukrainian trident. The trident, or tryzub, a national symbol that also incorporates aspects of Christianity. The pattern books come from Ukrainian printers in New York, Philadelphia and on the Canadian prairies, location of other Ukrainian immigrant communities. The embroidered cushion belongs to Kay Dilney.

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