Turkish Suzani Pillow with Ikat Back

Blue petals, mustard hearts and a border of pink blooms, all stitched in silk.

This suzani pillow with ikat back is from Turkey. It is embroidered cotton and silk. Suzani is a style of needlework, generally associated with Central Asia and nearby regions, in which silk thread is stitched on cotton in large floral designs. A cream ground holds a big blue blossom with yellow centers, and curling leafy stems spread toward the edges. A narrow border of rose-colored flowers frames the top and bottom. The back is ikat, a woven fabric dyed in the yarn. It is 19.75 inches wide and 13.75 long.

Embroidered like a garden, and it is just as comfortable.