Hunza valley embroidery
Blue and Olive Cushion Cover in Stepped Grid Motif
Cushions
A lattice of squares in slate-blue, olive-green and burnt orange, each compartment holding small cream and tan motifs with serrated, stepped edges across the field. The blocky, saw-toothed geometry recalls heritage Hunza forms such as Turangkish ibex-horn and Urki itsu wolf's-foot motifs, here rendered as a repeating grid. Executed in the manner of erāghi silk cross stitch on a woven ground, its cool palette suits a relaxed, country-style room.
The tradition
Hunza valley embroidery
Embroidery is the secret weapon behind Hunza Carpet, and the cushion covers are where it is most intimate. The tradition grows out of the pillbox caps that Hunza women embroidered for their own use, worked with Chinese silk that arrived over the passes on Silk Route caravans.
Today educated women artisans embroider cushion covers with the same fine silk-thread stitches, reviving old cap-and-veil designs alongside new compositions for the home.
Motifs & meaning
Reading the design
Cushion designs draw directly on the names and meanings recorded in Hunza's embroidery tradition.
Turangkish
Ibex horns — the emblem of the Karakoram's wild goat.
Tamuts
The snow leopard, elusive guardian of the high mountains.
Urki itsu
A wolf's foot, a protective tracking motif.
Kishtimuts
A boat, recalling travel and the crossing of waters.
Materials & technique
How it is made
Hand-embroidered in real silk thread using Hunza's traditional stitches — erāghi cross and roll stitch, qalmi long-and-short floral work — on a woven ground.
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