Does the vyshyvanka have secret symbols? Why have geometric ornaments replaced floral ones? What’s the difference between an ...

May 15, Ukraine celebrates Vyshyvanka Day. On this day, thousands and millions of Ukrainians, adults and young, wear ...

In November an expedition to collect Ukrainian state symbols, including the tryzub and blue and yellow thread-based textiles embroidered in secret during the Soviet occupation, saw the ...

The embroidered symbols and icons tell the story of waning cultures and tradition. “We can all speculate on what the weaver intended to say though only the artisan would have known what she ...

Mexico has accused fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie and Patowl of cultural appropriation, claiming that they “made use” of designs created by the country’s indigenous populations.

In Zhuang culture, embroidered ball is a symbol of love. (Photo: Xinhua) A student catches a embroidered ball with a basket in Yulin Ethnic Middle School in Yulin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang ...