Embroidered pillowcase
| Title | Embroidered pillowcase |
| Creator | Fedak (Paradowski), Anastasia |
| Date Created | ca. 1960 |
| Description | A pillowcase is solidly embroidered on one side with concentric eight-pointed stars in a multitude of neon colours, all different from each other, intersecting with large green crosses and smaller white ones. The edges are decorated with a stripe of small red crosses inside diamonds on a green field framed with black lines. The closure is on the bottom edge and damaged. The backside is black fabric. Embroidery stitch: cross stitch. |
| Type | pillowcase |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Source | Gift of Lesia Perrit |
| Place created | North America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Buchanan |
| Physical Dimensions | overall: 42 cm x 42 cm |
| Location | Textiles: Case 1 |
| Accession Number | UF2022.004.038.a001 |
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Fedak (Paradowski), Anastasia, “Embroidered pillowcase,” Ukrainian Folklore Archives Special Collections, accessed November 6, 2025, https://collections.ukrfolk.ca/items/show/5675.