«Thread’s Magic». Anniversary exhibition of Lydia Vukolova. Tatting, hardanger embroidery, embroidered tapestry

The personal exhibition of works of decorative-applied art by Lydia Vukolova «Thread’s Magic» dedicated to the master’s anniversary is open at the Exhibition Hall of the Zaraysk branch of the A.A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum from July 21.

Lydia Vukolova worked as a teacher in a teachers college and an art school in Zaraysk (Moscow region) and is a member of the Creative Artists Union of Russia. Her works were exhibited earlier in the Zaraysk Regional Museum, as well as in the Lukhovitsy, Podolsk and Ryazan Exhibition Centres.

The exhibition features 49 works by the artist Lydia Vukolova. All the works selected for display are made in one of three techniques: hardanger embroidery, tatting and embroidered tapestry. Hardanger is an old Scandinavian technique of hand embroidery named after the homonymous city in Norway. Embroidery is made with linen or cotton threads along the canvas of the same colour. Among the works of Lydia Vukolova you can see festive tablecloths and napkins, on which flowers and various ornaments are embroidered with the help of hardanger technique.

Tatting is a technique used for finishing clothes, tablecloths, bedspreads and is carried out with the help of special needles. Classic tatting schemes were developed in England and came to Russia from France in the second half of the XIX century. Lydia Vukolova uses the technique of tatting to decorate collars and create exquisite ornaments for home.

Embroidered tapestry takes a special place in the creativity of Lydia Vukolova. With the help of this technique the artist creates spectacular wall paintings: entertaining plots and picturesque still lifes with flowers.

The compositions created by Lydia Vukolova impress with high-quality craftsmanship and undeniable originality of the selected themes.