In this episode of Silk Road Adventure, we look at Uzbekistan's rich textile heritage - from traditional suzani embroidery to modern production - which is shaping the country's role in the global fashion and textile industry.
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00:00Suzanay is a very ancient art style. Suzanay is for me, it's my life.
00:09For me, it's a story that leads to its start from the dark path.
00:15Yes.
00:15Where do you get him to wear?
00:19All the world, from Europe to China, in the modern dark path.
00:23We are in Tashkent at the gallery of Madina Kasembaeva, one of Uzbekistan's most celebrated
00:42Suzanay artists. Suzanay embroidery is a unique part of the traditional culture of Uzbekistan.
00:48Since ancient times, embroidered panels have been present in every home.
01:05Silk threads that once arrived in this land via this silk road are a fundamental element of this art.
01:12Madina has mastered various Suzanay techniques and has brought new life to the Tashkent style of Suzanay,
01:19which had been forgotten for 200 years.
01:23What do these symbols mean?
01:24This is the Lakai school.
01:26Here are the Zoroastrian symbols, and animals, and animals, and plants.
01:31It is very different from the Tashkent school.
01:34Here are the ornaments of the cosmogonical sky, the earth, the sun, and in the center of the light, the stars.
01:41It takes months, and sometimes years, to create a single piece.
01:46I have never held any hook, any silver thread, and it is very scary.
01:53Hurrah!
01:54It's done!
01:56Uzbek Suzanay is now gaining in popularity across the globe.
02:01Madina showcases her works at prestigious international exhibitions and teaches students at her school in Tashkent.
02:08My mission is to deliver this art to the next generation.
02:16Uzbekistan is carving out a strategic role in the global textile industry with its fabrics at the heart of the modern silk road, reaching markets worldwide.
02:26Uztex Group stands as one of the country's top textile companies, showcasing the full cotton supply chain from farming to finished products.
02:34The purpose of our production is to consider the rotation of all types of products.
02:41We can use only 12 colors.
02:42The quality control is paramount at every stage of production.
02:46What are you testing here?
02:47We are testing the fabric for pillingability, that is, the formation of cutters on clothes after wearing, according to the American and European standards.
02:58Uztex became the first company in Central Asia to earn the prestigious Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production Certification, confirming its adherence to international labor standards. Its experts are growing.
03:16By using modern technologies, we produce a high-quality product that is valued by the ecological and safety.
03:2390% of our products we export, starting from Europe and ending from China.
03:30This is the modern silver path.
03:32The final destination of my silk road journey is also in Tashkent.
03:44I meet the modern designer, Zhenya Kim.
03:46She has built an international brand and skillfully blends history with modernity, bringing Uzbekistan's traditions to the global stage.
03:55And Suzanne here plays an important role.
03:58The first craftsmen, with whom I met in Uzbekistan, were designers.
04:03When they met me with the process of creating these designs,
04:06for me it was a new approach to creating clothes.
04:11Very meditative, slow, healing.
04:15Zhenya Kim brings various Uzbekistan crafts onto the modern fashion stage.
04:21This dress was created by designers in different cities.
04:25In Tashkent they were made with trafors and painted the fabric.
04:29They were made in Nourate.
04:31And in Ndižani they were made in hand.
04:36So it's 100% couture.
04:38Yes, couture for 100%.
04:40Uzbekistan's textile traditions are experiencing a revival, paving the way for new opportunities
04:49and marking a significant chapter in the evolving narrative of the modern silk road.
04:55The modern silk road.
04:56The classic music.
05:05The modern silk road.