Embroidery from the Shakhrisabz district of southern Uzbekistan is densely covered with 35-40 iroqi cross-stitches per square centimeter. Every detail is thought out, because patterns, colors and images all have symbolic meanings and traditional values. Needles, hooks and sewing machines are utilized, each at the right time, to create the total image.

Gulnora learned these intricacies from her grandmothers – hereditary embroiderers – and as a girl delighted her mother with a small embroidered purse. She went on to receive a degree from Tashkent University for Textiles. Gulnora uses cotton, silk, cotton velvet and cotton canvas to produce traditional vests, jackets and other clothing, suzanis, pillow bolsters and pillow cases with remarkable color and exquisite detail.