California Hand-Guided Machine Pillow by Catstudio

California Hand-Guided Machine Pillow by Catstudio

The Golden State… and home to catstudio! This original design celebrates the State of California.
Using vintage sewing machines (they don’t build ’em like they used to) the fabric is turned this way and that way allowing the straight needle to swerve and criss-cross the many patterned play of our designs. Only specially trained artisans can handle the quick movements needed to create such masterpieces! Spelling errors guaranteed to enhance their charm and one-of-a-kind workmanship. This pillow is embroidered on an ivory linen-cotton blend cover with tied closure. Accented with black velvet piping.

• Embroidered on antique sewing machines by super-specialized artisans.
• Dimensions: 18″ x 26″
• Materials: Linen/cotton blend; Down form included; Tie closure.
• 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.