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[FSID Newsletter] Suzani Excitement Emerges in Home Interiors Sent Thursday, May 28, 2009 View as plaintext
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May 2009
Volume II, Issue XVI
 
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What in the world is a Suzani?  It's the Central Asian equivalent of grandma's heirloom quilt. Learn the history of Suzani in this issue. I hope you enjoy this issue of the FSID Newsletter. In each issue I share tips, trends and resources.

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Suzani Excitement Emerges in Home Interiors
 
What in the world is a Suzani?  It's the Central Asian equivalent of grandma's heirloom quilt: handmade, handstitched, and handed-down. Suzan means 'needle' in Persian, so imagine embroidery, elaborate embroidery. A wonderful, intricate craft, a Suzani represents the best type of Central Asian art. Embeded  in centuries of tradition, each artist  interpreted a fresh new twist to an earlier pattern.  
 
 
 
 

Love these classic chairs covered in the rich colors and motifs of this ancient craft? You are not alone as consumers, designers and textile lovers discover this ancient tradition. You won't want just one! These cloths, lavishly embroidered  cover not only beds and cribs, but also tables, horses, and walls.

Talented needlewomen have produced this brilliant folk art for centuries. And when the Iron Curtain lifted, there they were! Thousands of artful, dazzling, useful, and suddenly chic suzanis. The oldest ones we know of are from the 18th century. Their designs, however -- those meandering grapevines and tulips -- suggest motifs from ancient Greece and the Ottoman empire.

 Much like embroidered versions of hand-loomed rugs they're sometimes used as prayer mats. The motifs -- the palmette, the tulip, the teardrop-shaped botah we associate with paisleys -- are familiar from carpets, but instead of being made on looms, the stylized, finely stitched designs of suzanis are worked with a kind of small crochet hook.

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Expired Prescriptions? Don't Flush Them

For years, we were advised to flush unused or expired prescription drugs. Unfortunately, most municipal water systems are unequipped to remove medications from treated water. Now scientists are increasingly concerned about the low levels of  drugs turning up in watershed and marine life. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of great disposal options. Read before you flush. The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy has published revised guidelines on safer prescription disposal (PDF download). When in doubt, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

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There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
Albert Einstein.

ABOUT FAITH SHERIDAN

A top performing residential interior designer, Faith Sheridan is recognized as an important force in the design community. A winning expert on the HGTV hit Designer's Challenge (episode DSC-1003); her work has received numerous awards and recognition highlighting her collected sense of style and smart design solutions. Faith is a past president of the Oregon ASID chapter (ASID is the professional organization for interior designers) and a past select member of the Benjamin Moore Residential Design Advisory Council. She regularly speaks to the interior design community as an expert on how to run a successful design practice, create visibility online and stay current in the fast-paced world of design and style.

With projects spanning her base in the Northwest and nationally from New Jersey, Florida and Nebraska, she is recognized for her ability to incorporate practical insight into her designs and create a lifestyle reflecting her clients' personality and way of living. Faith combines over 20 years of design experience with a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology.  Her firm's mission is summarized in these words 'come home to a place you love'.

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