Suzani Lumbar, close-up of suzani embroidery

Suzani Lumbar, on a sofa in a living room for scale

Suzani Lumbar Pillow

The Heritage

$69

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Hand-worked Suzani embroidery on cotton slub
Chambray back with a concealed zip
Long 24″ × 14″ lumbar shape
Cover only — use the insert you already own

Description

Suzani is a chain-stitch embroidery tradition that travelled from Central Asia into northern India: large, open flowers worked in bright thread on a pale ground. Here it is embroidered onto cotton slub, which gives the surface a faint, uneven texture that catches the light.

A long 24″ × 14″ lumbar, backed in chambray and closed with a concealed zip. Supplied as a cover, so you can pair it with an insert you already own.

Pair it with the Oat Milk blanket, or with the Suzani Accent Stool for a matched pair.

Details & Care

Dimensions: 24″ × 14″
Face: cotton slub with Suzani hand embroidery
Back: chambray, concealed zip
Supplied as a cover — pair with your own 24″ × 14″ insert

Care

Spot clean with mild soap and cold water.
Do not machine wash — it will pull the embroidery threads.
Do not bleach. Air dry away from direct heat.
Remove the insert before cleaning the cover.

Measurements are approximate. Hand-worked pieces vary slightly.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping

Shipping is free on every order. Your piece ships from our US warehouse and typically arrives within 5–7 business days. Delivery times may vary with your location and the carrier.

Returns & Exchanges

We want you to love it. If it isn’t quite right, you can return or exchange it within 14 days of delivery. To qualify, it must be unused and in its original packaging. Once your return reaches us, we’ll refund your original payment method.

Damaged or wrong item

If your order arrives damaged, faulty or isn’t what you ordered, please get in touch within 14 days of delivery with your order number and a photo. We’ll look into it straight away and make it right, hassle-free.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do the pillows come with an insert?

Most do. The Indigo Block Print Throw Pillow, Peacock Embroidered Lumbar Pillow, Suzani Bolster Pillow and all of our floor pillows arrive with a polyester insert, ready to use.

The Indigo Aari Lumbar Pillow and the Suzani Lumbar Pillow are sold as covers only, to fit a 24″ × 14″ insert. For a fuller, plumper look, use an insert one or two inches larger than the cover. Each product's Details & Care says which you are getting.

Which size and shape should I choose?

Square throw pillows (20″ × 20″) are the everyday sofa and armchair size. Lumbar pillows (24″ × 14″ and 16″ × 24″) sit low across a chair or in front of bed pillows. The Suzani Bolster (21″ × 8″) suits the arm of a sofa or the end of a daybed.

Floor pillows are larger and firmer, from 20″ round and square to a generous 30″ × 30″, with a boxed edge so they hold their shape as seats.

What are floor pillows for?

Extra seating that tucks away. Their firm fill and deep boxed edge (3.5″ to 5″) mean you can sit on them at a coffee table, use them as a reading spot or a kids' corner, or stack them by the sofa for guests.

They also work as a soft footrest in front of an armchair.

How are they made?

By hand, in India. Our embroidered pillows are worked stitch by stitch, using techniques like Aari (a fine hook embroidery) and Suzani (bold, sun-like medallions). The block-printed designs are printed one carved wooden block at a time.

Because of this, stitch density, print alignment and colour vary slightly from piece to piece. No two are identical.

Can I wash them?

Spot clean only, with mild soap and cold water, then air dry away from direct heat. Please don't machine wash: it pulls embroidery threads and tangles tassels.

On the cover-only lumbar pillows, remove the insert first. The Suzani Bolster is cotton velvet, so use a barely damp cloth and brush the pile gently afterwards. Keep all pillows out of long hours of direct sun to protect the colour.

How do I style them?

Mix one patterned pillow with one or two calmer ones, and vary the shape: a square and a lumbar together always looks considered.

Repeat one colour from the pillow somewhere else in the room, in a blanket, a rug or a vase, so it feels connected rather than added. For a fuller look, karate-chop the top of square pillows after plumping.

How long will delivery take?

Shipping is free on every order. Everything in this collection ships from our US warehouse and arrives within 3-5 business days.

Can I return or exchange it?

If it is not quite right, you can return or exchange it within 14 days of delivery.

It needs to be unused and in its original packaging. Once your return reaches us, we will refund your original payment method.

What if my order arrives damaged or wrong?

Get in touch within 14 days of delivery with your order number and a photo.

We will look into it straight away and make it right, hassle-free.