Ukrainian embroidered ornament with coded name - Sofia
Ukrainian embroidery includes various symbols and ornaments which were created tens of centuries ago, when the ancestors of the Ukrainians had "magical" connection with the nature: plants, animals, celestial lights. With the symbols of the Sun, Earth, Universe, Genus, they drew their fate, reproducing them on canvas, writing mysterious ancient signs as spells, amulets, and codes of a kind. That is why they decorated their clothes, accessories, bedding, towels and more with simple ornaments. It is now possible to encrypt words, city names, and your own name into a Ukrainian ornament that resembles a code. Each letter is an embroidered symbol, each symbol is a powerful charm.
