Metz Suzani Pillow Cover Uzbekistan and creating meaningful income for

and creating meaningful income for our artisan partners

and a touch of turquoise

• Machine wash and dryable

Perspective of Size: Cap-like sleeves hit just past the shoulders and bottom edge sits at or below hip

Made in Uzbekistan

Metz Suzani Pillow Cover Uzbekistan and creating meaningful income for"Suzani" is a term for embroidered textiles that originated hundreds of years ago in Central Asia. According to local custom, a suzani was started every time a girl was born. Each female family member would embroider a different panel of cloth with hand spun silk. When the girl was of marrying age, all panels would be sewn together, and used as a dowry. With so many women participating in its creation, the suzani became a form of artistic expression