“Designed by Miran”: a world of hand embroidered suzani
UzbekAlive is partnering with Bukhara based brand "Designed by Miran" to bring to our platform hand-embroidered suzani. All suzani products are listed in a new category of products called “Designed by Miran”.
New milestone
With Miran UzbekAlive is reaching a new milestone in terms of offering Central Asian textiles to the global audience. In addition to ikats which we have been offering since 2002, we now offer another artisanal gem of Uzbekistan textile heritage.- suzani.
Suzani exhibition in a harem
this post is about suzani, not so much about harem but I would like to start with some historic information to give you a context.
Summer residence of Emir of Bukhara: Sitorai Mohi-Hosa
The last Emir of Bukhara had his summer residence in the outskirts of Bukhara. The palace was built in the early 20th century. The style of the palace is a representation of the Emir himself - the man who stood between Eastern and Western traditions and curiously absorbed both. Russian influenced architecture of the palace was mixed with French furniture, Polish chandeliers, Chinese porcelain and Dutch heaters covered with German tiles. Colorful glass and plaster wall decorations In geometrical patterns indicate that the place belonged to a Muslim sovereign.
A set of two ikat fabric panels
We have a new addition to our stock - a set of two elegant, beautiful and almost noble looking ikat fabric panels . For making them we used our own handloom Beige and White ikat fabric. Each panels represents 2 widths of ikat fabric put together to create a larger panel. These two panels are ready to be used as curtains - size 197cm x 74cm (77.6" x 29.1"). They can also be used as a decoration for a wall, table cloth, table runner (for wide tables) or even upholstery fabric.
“Fruity and Juicy” cotton silk ikat fabric, dyelot 2
We have a new dyelot of "Fruity and Juicy" cotton silk ikat fabric which is available at this link:. This multicolor cotton silk blend ikat was hand dyed and handloom woven in Margilan, Uzbekistan . This is a perfect ikat pattern for projects where you need to add a pinch of fresh and vibrant colors.
Differences with an old dyelot
New dyelot has a mat antiqued finish and is 4 cm (1.8") wider. This ikat dyelot has a beautiful moire pattern.