Lydia Karandaeva creates her works using the technique of white stitching. This method of lace making was brought to the Urals and the Trans-Urals by settlers during the industrial development of these territories. In this technique, threads are first drawn out of the material and a mesh is formed from the remaining ones. Depending on the density of the pattern, the squares can be sparse or dense. Then the craftswoman sews a pattern on top of them, making stitches close to each other or filling the space with an openwork cross-stitch.

 
In her works, Lydia Fedorovna uses traditional patterns, adding original details. She mainly embroiders household items: towels, napkins for joyful events, and tablecloths.

 
Embroidery of tablecloths with colored wool on a large black mesh has been a traditional ‘winter’ handicraft in the Urals for a long time. It helped women pass the time and sometimes make some money.

 
The towel ‘Solar Horses Guarding the God-given Power’ is a type of towel called ‘bozhnik’ (‘god’s towel’). Such elegant towels were used to decorate icon cases with home icons. In this embroidery, Lydia Fedorovna used images of solar horses and the Virgin’s stars, typical for towels of the 18th century. On a towel, they are combined with the modern symbol of Russian statehood — a two-headed eagle.