Suzani

Small description

SUZANA (Persian - stitched with a needle) is an art product made by machine or hand embroidery on fabric. Embroidery is done on different stitches (printed, embroidered, popop) on soft fabrics such as gauze, silk, velvet. As a ground for embroidery, the color of the fabric plays an important role in creating the color of Sozana. The design of the pattern has a square, murabba shape made up of a central area (circular flower, etc.) and a border (repeating 1-2 pattern pieces), and mainly consists of plant-like (sometimes pictorial, plot) patterned flowers.The main lines of the Naksh embodiment are drawn on the fabric with the help of akhta. The artistry and sophistication of Sozana is determined by the master's skill and creative taste. Especially jewelry. Sozanalar is distinguished by its luster and charm. S is usually hung on the wall to decorate the room (in some regions it is covered over the bride's place).

Suzana (late 19th century, Shakhrisabz). Sozana has been widespread in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan since ancient times. Samarkand, Bukhara, Tashkent, Shakhrisabz, etc. Embroidery of words, made in a unique way, is diverse in terms of pattern, color, samples of which are kept in museums of the republic and foreign countries, in private collections. 20-a. of 20-30 years. The main embodiment of Sozana was formed in 40y. With the development of machine embroidery, Sozana embroidery began to be sewn by machine, and thematic, pictorial Sozana sculptures were created.

20-a. After the independence of Uzbekistan (1991), embroidery (including its Sozana type) developed rapidly, as did all branches of decorative art, and the production of fabric for Sozana and threads for embroidery was widely introduced. Bukhara (3. Aloberdieva, 3. Oblokhlova, etc.), Surkhandarya (A. Kholyorova, etc.), Samarkand (S. Rahmatullaeva, M. Haydarova, etc.), Tashkent (I. Davlatov, Z. Faizullaeva, etc.) .), Kashkadarya (3. Hamidova, etc.) has a great contribution of Sozana training centers. Sozanas of modern shape, elegant color, bright and colorful are being created, they are displayed at international exhibitions (USA, France, Italy, etc.), kept in museums and private collections.