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Suzani

Suzani is a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries. Suzani is from the Persian سوزن Suzan which means needle. The art of making such textiles in Iran is called سوزنکاری Suzankāri(needlework).Suzanis usually have a cotton (sometimes silk) fabric base, which is embroidered in silk or cotton thread. Chain, satin, and buttonhole stitches are the primary stitches used. There is also extensive use of couching, in which decorative thread laid on the fabric as a raised line is stitched in place with a second thread. Suzanis are often made in two or more pieces, that are then stitched together.

Popular design motifs include sun and moon disks, flowers (especially tulips, carnations, andirises), leaves and vines, fruits (especially pomegranates), and occasional fish and birds. Suzanis were traditionally made by Central Asian brides as part of their dowry, and were presented to the groom on the wedding day.

Ikat

Ikat is an Indonesian language word, which depending on context, can be the nouns:cord, thread, knot and the finished ikat fabric as well as the verbs "to tie" or "to bind". It has a direct etymological relation to Javanese language of the same word. Thus, the name of the finished ikat woven fabric originates from the tali (threads, ropes) beingikat (tied, bound, knotted) before they are being put in celupan (dyed by way of dipping), then berjalin (woven, intertwined) resulting in a berjalin ikat- reduced to ikat.

Rouffaer is attributed to introducing the term ikat into European language.Ikat is now a generic English loan-word to describe either or both the process and the cloth itself- wherever and however the fabric may be woven or stylized through ethnic or the weaver's motives.

Toile

A very cute, yet modern black toile bedding set.

Another sheet set with French pastoral scenes in blue toile.

Faux Chandelier

I found this on Urban Outfitters website and thought would be a fun thing to try to make one myself.

Wallpaper

In terms of wallpaper, I really love this Moroccan Medallion Paprika with Metallic Accent from the Interior Place. It resembles the baroque fabric pattern I mention in the previous post.

Wall stencils

Looking for contact paper and wallpaper to decorate and fix things around the house, I found this cute alternative: stenciling. I chose some cute designs, again Moroccan, from Stencil Planet.


On Apartment Therapy, I found an example of a wall covered in one of the stencils.