My mother always used to have one on our sideboard. I do not mainly because of amount of stuff I have on the sideboard you would never see it but I suppose also because at present it is not really fashion to have one.
I suspect the Kiev tradition is very similar to the British one where they are embroidered by someone in the family either as wedding presents or something that a young adult does.
I know mum tried to get me interested in what was her family tradition of embroidery even buying me a silk kit and a pinafore with a pattern on it, it did not inspire me.
Thank you! I used it as a runner across the top of my computer desk for awhile, then changed it to a Christmas only thing, since it’s red. I had put it away and just came across it this past weekend again. My sister brought herself and our mom back one also.