Since past centuries, mothers tried to accustom their daughters to needlework. This was an important aspect in both upbringing and future life. Each girl had to embroider a wedding towel. Traditions remain traditions, but even in our time, the choice of drawing on the canvas is quite symbolic. Therefore, needlewomen choose swans on cross-stitch patterns.
Bird of love and fidelity
Swans are the most magnificent and beautiful birds. Their white color and smooth flexible forms delight the human eye. Wherever they are mentioned - in legends, traditions or in fairy tales of many peoples of the world - everywhere this bird is shown as a symbol of beauty, fidelity and true love.
Everyone knows that swans are monogamous and flocking creatures. They will never abandon their relative if he is weakened or behind the others in the sky.
It is considered a good sign to keep an embroidered image of swans in the house. It gives peace, kindness and harmony to the hearth and maintains strong family relationships. Such a picture will bring a lot of positive energy to the house and protect sincere love.
It is worth knowing that the black swans on the cross-stitch patterns are filled with deep symbolism. They are mysterious. Some legends say that these birds inhabit the souls of dead ancestors wandering through the heavens. But do not be afraid of this image, because paintings with black swans will bring happiness and comfort to the house.
Family swan life
It is surprising that birds choose their “half” once and for all their lives, and when illness and death overtake one, the swans spend all the remaining time alone. But quite often, ornithologists say that a lone swan, having lost his love, is able to kill himself, in order to avoid heartaches. It all sounds pretty poetic, but the facts remain facts.
Girls to this day choose swans on cross-stitch patterns, in order to symbolically bring love and fidelity to their future family.