Check out these hand made embroidered pillow cases here in Alif Gallery! It would be a perfect gift for Christmas. At the end of the 19th century, the art of embroidery was widespread in Uzbekistan. Almost every woman knew how to embroider. As a part of a dowry, embroidered articles were made for weddings and decorated the room of the newly married. Uzbek embroidery varies by purpose and is divided into embroidery of small household objects, and embroidery of clothes. However, the leading type of embroidery is undoubtedly Suzanne. The name is derived from the Tajik word meaning needle. Suzanne is an embroidered piece of cloth used as a wall decoration. The biggest Suzannes are 2-3 meters long, and up to 2 meters wide. Suzanne is embroidered in the original way of filling most of the area of the piece with patterns, leaving little background. Large Suzannes are made up of fragments, which have been separately embroidered previously. The patterns of embroidery were created by artists who placed them with a sharpened straw called a kalam. The artists knew many different styles of ornamentation, and varied them to create new combinations, with carefully chosen colors. Uzbek Suzanne may be said to be the national art form, having its own style, developed over the centuries. In the 19th century, Nurata, Bukhara, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Tashkent and Fergana became centers of artistic embroidery. Every school of embroidery has its own local traits. Uzbek embroideries mainly depict the vegetable kingdom: luxuriant gardens and flower beds. While becoming familiar with Uzbek Suzannes it is impossible to find two pieces alike, in spite of the similar patterns and colors. The variety of ornamentations and their combinations is what the art of Suzanne is based on. Today, embroidery is continuing to be developed, both in handmade and industrial forms.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:43:36 +0000
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