Suzani is the name of the very distinctive embroidery produced in Uzbekistan, mainly the cities of Tashkent, Nurata, Samarkand, Bukhara and Shahrisabz, each place producing work with a local twist which helps those who know about these things to distinguish the place of origin of any given embroidery. The western fashion for vintage Sunzanis has […]

A quick post to show you a simple monogram of 2 letters which I finished off when I returned home from my stint in London. Ever so slightly entwined, these initials look bold in red which I find I have become increasingly fond of for monograms – that is when I’m not doing whitework. I […]