Our Customers

Absolutely stunning fabric of the highest quality. Im very pleased with my purchase.

Robin D.

Project Design Manager

I ordered 2 pillow covers and a very fragile bowl. The packaged traveled a far distance and it arrived at my doorestep in perfect condition. Really well packaged and fast delivery. Really like the quality and aeshetics of the poducts. My compliments to the makers of these products and thanks for the good service.

Joost V. Kemenade

Netherlands

I just wanted to let you know that my order finally arrived today!!!,i'm so glad,i have to say that it's been worth the wait ,all the fabrics are just beautiful. Thank you very much.

Sole

Madrid, Spain

Wow! What a treat to order a beautiful woven piece of art through modern technology and not travel and the excitement of receiving the precious little package wrapped as a gift. I'm ready to put this scarf to work and figure out which one I want next. Thank you. I can't stop looking at it.

Lynn

Thrasher, USA

The parcel just arrived and the fabric is gorgeous! Just what I hoped it would be...once it is made up into lampshades I will send you a photo so you can use it for your marketing. Please let the designers / producers know they have one more very happy customer! Many thanks!

Rosalind

London, UK

The scarves arrived and they are a knockout! My wife was particularly pleased with the replacement scarf. All the best!

Sebastian from Zagreb, Croatia

UzbekAlive was created by a small group of enthusiasts as a channel for promotion of work of Uzbek artisans. After several years of contemplating, in 2002 we finally put our efforts together and launched this website.

Every great success story starts with a garage and an idea. Ours was no exception. In years of running UzbekAlive, through trials and errors, we learned several things, the major one of them being – we do have something unique and beautiful to offer to the world. In fact, we have become known as a textile shop for unique textiles and home decor. It humbles us to think that dresses made of our fabrics were worn for Nobel awards ceremonies and our pillow covers decorate beautiful homes around the world. It is not without joy and pride we customize our jewelry boxes to be given as unforgettable wedding gifts, or as an engagement ring box for that very special occasion. Our silk scarves are worn by style-conscious ladies from Tokyo to New York.

Everything in this fabric shop was made in Uzbekistan with a tremendous amount of care. We work directly with artisans who live in Uzbekistan. All materials used for production of our fabrics are sourced locally in Uzbekistan.

Our focus is on Uzbek ikat fabric for sale to retail customers. Although we don’t carry large quantities of fabrics to accommodate wholesale orders, we do offer discounts on larger orders. In addition to fabric for sale we offer other ikat related products such as cushions, quilts, ikat pillow covers and silk scarves. We also feature some vintage Soviet ikat porcelain.

In addition to textiles we feature hand painted jewelry boxes, which are miniature representations of Islamic mosaics and murals in a form of décor items.

We are a small privately owned business
… and are proud of it. In fact, we love being small, flexible and local. This allows us to give enough attention to our customers and we truly appreciate each interaction we have with them. Whether you are in the USA, Netherlands or Japan, we find it thrilling to be able to talk to you and to be a part of the global community.

We are online only business.
That said, we don’t have a fabric shop where we could treat you to a cup of tea but we do everything to share our warmth and kindness in online format. The easiest way to reach us is through our Contact Us page – we are just a message away.

We are self sustainable.
Everything you will find in our fabric shop was made of locally cultured silk and cotton, and made by local artisans. There is very little machinery involved in the process. Well, there was probably a tractor which picked cotton from cotton fields and there was a spinning machine involved in making silk yarn but that’s about it.

We are not about mass production.
Everything we offer is limited in quantities. Hand made can not be mass produced and that’s a beauty of it, not only because it is rare but also because it has a lower impact on the environment. Limited quantity items are loved, cherished and cared for.

And lastly,

we are not associated with governmental agencies, credit institutions, global corporations or religious organizations.