Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Suzani fabrics


Part of my job as a designer is to see new fabric collections as they become available. In the last couple of collections, coming out of Europe, I have noticed the influence of Suzani's. The bold patterns and rich colours of the designs are clearly influneced by these traditional handmade crafts. Suzani's are typically silk embroidery on a cotton or silk background usually from Uzbekistan and were created as dowry objects. Here are some examples suzani and suzani inspired fabrics and how they can be used.....


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