Description
Handmade floor cushion – floor pillow – meditation cushion “Shanti” -COVER ONLY!- made according to centuries old, traditional crewel embroidery art, in mystique Kashmir, North India. The fine needle art of Kashmir is famous all over the world. One can find their needle art in Pashmina Shawls, Silk or woolen carpets and embroidered home textiles and decor. A tradition, that has already impressed the ancient Mughal kings of India and Persia, who then decorated their palaces with these unique and breathtaking pieces of art. Each piece is unique and has been crafted with care and quality in a small family-run workshop in Kashmir. It takes more than one person to finish this one of a kind pieces of art: The work is divided into printing (hand block stamp), dyeing of the woolen thread with natural (vegetable) colors, cutting the sizes and tailoring, needlework (aari) by the artisans, and special washing- finishing so that the colors will last a lifetime. So for each cushion at least 5 people put their craft and love into the final product. “Crewel embroidery, or crewelwork, is a type of surface embroidery using wool. A wide variety of different embroidery stitches are used to follow a design outline applied to the fabric. The technique is at least a thousand years old” source: wikipedia Material: 100% cotton and embroidered with wool Size: 30 inches zipper closure Pillow insert NOT included You can fill these with custom made cushion inlets, standard fibre or cotton fill, or (like us) use old clothes that you do not use anymore. More colors and sizes are available in our shop. We also have matching bedspreads, cushion covers, valances and so many more beautiful bohemian home decor products. Have a look and get inspired!
Pascale –
Beautiful, I love it!Thank you very much for this little wonder that happened very quickly.The fabric is of very good quality, the colors, the patterns superb and everything is very well done.I am very happy to have a little piece of India in my house and I will come back without hesitation. The contact with Jo, great. He is really benevolent, friendly and efficient. I wish the best for the whole team. See you soon!
Shannon O’Connor –
I honestly found this gorgeous piece to be even prettier in person. The backing fabric used is a beautiful natural wool, so it is not stark white but creamy with a few warm grayish streaks and it is so soft. I am using it as a wall hanging. I cannot imagine sitting on it as a meditation rug or putting it on the ground for underfoot, too pretty!! 💙💙
anejae –
The cover looks just like the picture. I like the blue border and octagon shape that matches my octagon dining table. The blue and yellow matches my color scheme.
One of the few floor cushions I could find that was thick enough to provide actual cushioning when sitting down – and I’ve spent hours and days searching. Works just as planned! I stuffed mine with styrofoam wraps from Ikea packaging. The stitching is wool, so it is a little itchy and I would recommend thicker pants than thin leggings if you’re the sensitive type like me. There are loose threads inside the cover and I cut those out carefully, then put it in the wash on gentle cycle and hung dry but all the threads inside came out, but since it’s on the inside it’s fine.
Product shipped via DHL and arrived on time!
Kathleen Nicholson –
The most amazing quality and value as well as style and design! I highly recommend this seller as they go above and beyond in their products!!! It exceeded our expectations in every way and their customer service is excellent as well as timely!