Mississippi Hand-Embroidered Pillow by Catstudio

The State of Mississippi - from Biloxi to Tunica to Tupelo to the Shack-Up Inn (an amazing place right outside of Clarksdale)!
This pillow is entirely HAND embroidered on light tea-colored 100% organic cotton. Amazingly it can take up to one week to embroider one pillow! It is also unique in nature since each artisan incorporates a certain flair and signature to his/her work. Accented with black velvet piping.

• Embroidered entirely by HAND: it takes 40+ hours to make one!
• Dimensions: 20" x 20"
• Materials: 100% Organic Cotton; Poly form included; Button closure.
• Hand-Embroidered and Made in India.
• Care Instructions: Dry clean only.
• Fun Facts: Phil Gilbert's Shoe Parlor in Vicksburg, MS was the first location where shoes were sold in boxed pairs (1884). Crystal Springs, MS was home to the first PTA (Parents-Teachers Association). Natchez is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi river. It was first settled by the French in 1716. The catfish capital of the world is Belzoni, MS. This state is responsible for 70% of the nation's farm-raised catfish industry. In 1898 Biloxi resident Edward A. Barq, Sr. invented Root Beer. In 1811 and 1812, three earthquakes measuring around 8 on the richter scale, caused the Mississippi river to flow backwards. The world's longest man-made beach is Hwy.90, known as Beach Boulevard, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It stretches for 26 miles. There are more churches per capita in Mississippi than in any other state in the country. The name of the state comes from the Ojibwa name "misi-sipi" meaning big river, it was applied to the river and the territory in 1798.