One of the most important features in Central Asia was the Silk Road, which connected China and Europe through Central Asia. Cultural exchanges were made through this network of paths. Religion, technology, textiles, most notably silk, spread from China to the Western world. Central Asia, on which the Silk Road passed, was also greatly affected by the Silk Road. Religion and certain textile weaving skills were transferred. Not only merchants, but also raiders and conquerors followed this path, making Central Asia rather turbulent. This active cultural exchange through the Silk Road enabled Central Asian culture to be culturally diverse, thus making its textiles colorful and intricate in pattern.
In eighth century due to the spread of Islam in the Central Asian countries and its influence by the values of Islamic Art that prohibits the use of human elements and limits the use of animal and birds elements which has had the greatest impact on the spread of the vegetal elements and innovate artistic treatments for them. According to that, the research will investigate Central Asia's textiles history and then introduce an artistic analytical study to compare the vegetal elements in the Central Asian textiles (Suzani-Ikat). After that, the research will attempt to mix between those techniques to create contemporary upholstery designs that carry the originality of Central Asia's textiles.

Tally is an art practiced by traditional women in Upper Egypt. The art is known as a special kind of embroidery, which uses metal threads on solid fabric or net material. It dates back to the 18th century. It has been used for occasion dresses and shawls. Special Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic motifs identify this art, in addition to motifs derived from the Egyptian folk heritage such as camel, palm tree, doll and the jockey, which has been formulated in various forms along with abstract geometric motifs, due to the global fashion trend towards the use of luxury fabrics, like studded and embroidered with golden and silver threads.
Therefore, the current research will focus on the use of Egyptian Tally motifs to innovate suitable designs for modern fashion of printed upholstery fabrics using metallic printing on organza fabric, It is a special printing process that produces a shiny design .It can be easily transferred on the fabric, with Foil stamping which is a print process applied of metallic foil, often gold or silver.