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Anne Hildyard started her “Treasures from the Silk Road” business over ten years ago. Having travelled overland from England to Central Asia, she was inspired by the ikat silk robes and embroideries of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan,. “There is very little colour to be seen in the countryside, camels merge into the scrub desert, and even the vast Oxus river that we crossed to reach Uzbekistan was brown, but the women more than compensated. They are the real flowers of the desert, layer upon layer of exotic floral cotton, ikat silk, satin and velvet, embroidered and embellished, from the top of their gold embroidered caps to the toes of their velvet slippers, they are a mass of vibrant colour and texture.” |
On her return to Europe she was glad to find dealers in Istanbul that specialise in the textiles of Central Asia, and now makes several journeys to Turkey each year to replenish her stock and source items requested by her clients. As well as the robes and embroideries of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, she sells a variety of things made in Turkey. |
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Last year the Treasures from the Silk Road show room at Anne’s home was completed, and is open, by appointment, throughout the year. Please check the “Events” box on the previous page for “At Home” weekends, when all the stock will be on display, and other local craftspeople may also be exhibiting. We have not been able to display all the items for sale on this site, there is always something new to be discovered in the bazaars of Istanbul, so, if you can’t come to an “At Home”, do please telephone to make an appointment to visit, or for further information on anything you have seen on the site. |
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