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Bookmark or Share- Kantha - history & meaning | House of Wandering Silk"Kantha" refers to both the style of running stitch, as well as the finished cloth and is one of India's oldest and most loved folk art textile traditions. Learn about the rich history and meaning of kantha embroidery in India and across South Asia, practised by millions of women.
- What is Kantha? | History of Kantha | vintage kantha quiltKantha (simply means : “patched cloth”) refers to both the tradition of producing these unique, colorless quilted blankets (making something useful and alluring out of discarded and unused items), as well as the craft and stitch itself (a small, straight running stitch specially in Bengali embroidery).
- Kantha – a South Asian quilting tradition · V&AKantha – a South Asian quilting tradition. Originally made from old, recycled fabrics, the traditional kantha cloth is an example of 'flat', or unwadded quilting, worked on multiple layers of fabric. Bangladeshi or Bengali kantha cloths were made by women for use in their own homes as bedcovers, mats and all-purpose wrappers.
- The stories hidden in the ancient Indian craft of kantha - BBCKantha is more than one thousand years old, dating back to the pre-Vedic times (prior to 1500 BC) in ancient India, and although it was traditionally a utilitarian, functional style of embroidery...
- The Embroidered Kantha — Google Arts & CultureCraft Revival Trust. The Kantha, a form of embroidery, is a tradition that continues in 21st century India. Pushing the boundaries of this historic craft are approximately 50,000 women...
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