Sash 01 (Uchkur)

Embroidered on cotton (cambric), 23 cm wide and 202 cm long; a meandering stem of leaves, worked entirely in satin stitch with metallic thread and strips (gold); border consisting of a similar but simplified meandering stem of leaves; height of the embroidery from the tip of twigs to edge of cloth, 15 cm.

Sash 02 (Uchkur)

Embroidered on cotton (cambric), 23cm wide and 172 cm long; traditional motif of a large flower (here carnation), surrounded by a stem of hyacinth flowers (here represented by eight-pointed stars), a tulip and leaves, all placed in a vase; embroidered in counted-thread style and satin stitch in colors of red, fuchsia, green, orange and purple, pink and metallic thread (gold); main motif repeated twice along the width of cloth; height of the embroidery from the tip of leaves to edge of cloth, 21 cm. Note: This motif of a main flower (carnation or rose), with a bending stem of hyacinths and a tulip, is commonly seen in Turkish embroidery.
See: Detailed view of the main motif.

Sash 03 (Uchkur)

Embroidered on linen, 26 cm wide and 198 cm long; an unconventional motif of a simple flower on a stem, circled by the stem of another simple flower and leaves; motif repeated four times along the width of cloth; entirely worked in gold thread and strips; satin, eye and mushabak stitches (between second and third motifs); height of the embroidery from the tip of twigs to edge of cloth, 15 cm.
See: Detailed view of floral motif.

Sash 04 (Uchkur)

Embroidered on cotton (muslin), 22 cm wide and 128*cm long; a version of Tree of Life motif with five main flowers in Hatayi style, worked in Turkic stitch in metallic thread (silver); other flowers, leaves and stems embroidered in satin and stem stitches; in colors of black, light blue, light green, purple, pink, orange and red; height of the embroidery from the tip of flower to edge of cloth, 25 cm. Note: *The sash was cut and stitched together later; now measuring 128 cm.

Sash 05 (Uchkur)

Embroidered on cotton (muslin), 28 cm wide and 168cm long; another version of Tree of Life motif with a main central flower, two heart shaped flowers or buds on each side, and a tulip on right, all worked in metallic thread (gold); other minor flowers, leaves and twigs worked in shades of pink and purple, green, blue and black, using satin, stem and fern stitches; height of the embroidery from the tip of flower to edge of cloth, 22 cm. Note: On the back of cloth there is stamp, in Russian, indicating the Crimean origin of the sash.

Sash 06 (Uchkur)

Embroidered on heavy linen, 27 cm wide and 210 cm long; a single motif of flower, repeated four times across the width of cloth, forming a row, and then each row repeated four times; worked in stem and satin stitches in multi-color threads, including oranges, navy blue, light purple, pink and green, and metallic thread (silver); height of the embroidered area from the tip of flowers to edge of cloth, 30 cm.
See: Detailed view of motif.

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