California XL Hand-Embroidered Pillow by Catstudio (Special Order)

The Golden State... and home to Catstudio! This original design celebrates the State of California.
This EXTRA LARGE pillow is entirely HAND embroidered on light tea-colored 100% organic cotton. Amazingly it takes 2 weeks (80+ hours) with 2 artisans working on it - just to make one of these XL Pillows! It is also unique in nature since each artisan incorporates a certain flair and signature to his/her work. Accented with black velvet piping.

Our XL pillows can be ordered in any of our geography designs!
Allow 4 months for delivery. Contact us for more information.

• Extra large, extra special. Embroidered by HAND: it takes 80+ hours to make one!
• Dimensions: 30" x 30"
• Materials: 100% Organic Cotton; Poly form included; Button closure.
• Hand Embroidered and Made in India
• Care Instructions: Dry clean only.
• Fun Facts: More turkeys are raised in CA than any other state in the U.S.A.. California's cheese industry provides 20% of the nation's supply. Mt.Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 states. The largest 3-day Rodeo in the U.S.A. is held in Red Bluff, CA. Sacramento has the largest Railroad Museum in North America (CA State Railroad Museum). At nearly 3million acres San Bernardino County is the largest county in the U.S.A.. The Hollywood Bowl is the U.S.A.'s largest natural outdoor amphitheater. It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable seismic tremors a year in California. The highest and lowest points in the continental United States are within 100 miles of one another. Mount Whitney measures 14,495 feet and Bad Water in Death Valley is 282 feet below sea level. Castroville is known as the Artichoke Capital of the World- in 1947 a young woman named Norma Jean was crowned Castroville's first Artichoke Queen (she went on to become actress Marilyn Monroe). The hottest temperature on record in the U.S.A. was recorded on 07/10/1913 in Death Valley, CA: 134*F (56*C). Crescent City, CA is about 15 miles south of the Oregon border, but it is about 10 miles farther north than Newport, Rhode Island. In other words, you can still be in California and be farther north than coastal Rhode Island. 1 out of 8 Americans live in the state of California.

* Due to Logistical challenges outside our control, some special order items may take two to six weeks for delivery.