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I'm thinking of doing some entries, with pictures, about Ukrainian "stuff": food, traditions, folk embroidery, iconography, church art and music and so on.

Anyone have strong feelings either way?

Color scheme advice please!

Cross-posted to crossstitch

I've been asked to stitch an icon for my church (I'm Ukrainian Catholic, so icons are an integral part of the religion, and there is a tradition of stitched rather than painted icons from the time of Soviet rule, when it was illegal to worship). I have a gorgeous pattern of the Holy Family, drawn by a Ukrainian priest who did a whole set of icon patterns after the fall of Communism, to preserve the craft.

( Pattern, materials, and question here )

I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!